Advisory Committee
Top 6 things to know about the advisory committee.
Members
Douglas Blandy, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Architecture and Allied Arts
Hilary Gerdes, Ph.D.
Senior Director of Accessible Education Center
Deborah Olson, Ph.D.
Co-Coordinator of Disability Studies Initiative
Tel.: (541) 346-2483
E-mail: dlolson@uoregon.edu
Jane Squires, Ph.D.
Director of UO Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research and Service (UCEDD)
Susan Sygall, Ph.D.
Executive Director of Mobility International USA
Heidi von Ravensberg, J.D., M.B.A.
Co-Coordinator of Disability Studies Initiative
Tel.: (541) 346-2472
e-mail: hvr@uoregon.edu
Elizabeth Wheeler, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English
Top 6 Things to Know About the Advisory Committee:
- We are people from across the university and community who all hshare a passion for Disability Studies.
- We typically meet once a quarter on campus.
- Our goal is to establish a Disability Studies Program at the graduate and undergraduate levels.
- Our current objectives include creating awareness of disability issues across the campus to stimulate interest in establishing a Disability Studies Program, building a supportive constituency and infusing disability content into the curriculum.
- We are a supportive network for students, faculty and administrators who are in the process of exploring, developing, expanding and including disability content in their chosen field of scholarship.
- To contribute or just learn more, we invite you to come join us! For
more about meeting dates and times, contact Deborah Olson
(541-346-2483, dlolson@uoregon.edu) or Heidi von Ravensberg (541-346-2472, hvr@uoregon.edu).
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