ORAHEAD Spring 2022 Conference Details

Friday, April 22nd

Willamette University, Room: Montag Den

900 State St, Salem, OR 97301

9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. - Keynote Address

Keynote Speaker: Dr. S. Etawi O’Bryne, Uprise Collective

Higher education systems are intentionally designed to exclude people with targeted identities, including people with disabilities. This talk will focus on the role of higher education in creating safer, more secure, and more just communities. We will explore the history and origins of Disability Justice, intersectionality, healing and resistance and why it all matters. Finally, we will grapple together with what the healing, justice and liberation look like and the partnerships needed in higher education to get there. 

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10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - Listening Circle

“With roots in indigenous cultures around the world, listening circles provide people an opportunity to speak and listen to each other in an atmosphere of safety, decorum and equality” International Institute for Restorative Practices). Using the practice of learning circles as a guide, Jewls Griesmeyer Krentz (in-person conference) and TBA (virtual conference) will facilitate an opportunity for the ORAHEAD community to engage with each other as we react to Dr. O’Bryne’s keynote presentation.

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1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Technology Listserv in Real Time

Jeff Larson will facilitate a Listserv in Real Time focused around technology.

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2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. - A Learning Garden for All

Presented by Patricia Kepler, Portland Community College

A discussion about the recent partnership between the Portland Community College Disability Service office and the Rock Creek Learning Garden, resulting in a redesign of the learning garden with a focus on universal access. In this workshop we will share the history of how these two departments came together with the shared focus on creating a welcoming learning garden for people of all abilities. Utilizing 3D modeling and printing, focus groups, and faculty partnerships, The team redesigned pathways, garden beds and benches to maximize the gardens usability. Open collaboration with the campus community and incorporating the work into class projects will help to build a sense of ownership, reduce the cost of the the project, and motivate student success.

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Evaluations

Your feedback is extremely important to us and will be used in planning for future conferences. Please take a moment to complete the ORAHEAD Spring 2022 Conference Evaluation. If you have any difficulty with the survey or wish to provide feedback by another means, please email us at orahead@orahead.org.