Disability Studies conceives of disability not as a personal tragedy or as an individual medical condition. It addresses disability as a social and political phenomenon that all too often marginalizes and oppresses disabled people.
This event will be a week of discussion and presentations dedicated to the examination of disability and its representation through media, medicine, arts, education, and the everyday.

Disability Studies Week is free, open to the public and will be taking place on the St. George campus of the University of Toronto from Tuesday, March 1st through Friday, March 4th, 2011.

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The Centre for Women and Trans People will commemorate this year’s Black History Month by offering a series of events that speaks to the struggles of Black people on Turtle Island. Let us work together in solidarity to continue to resist violence. The Centre is honoured to be part of this work and hopes everyone has a chance to draw inspirations from the strength and resistance of Black people of Turtle Island. All are welcome. All events are free.

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