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Wednesday, October 13, 2021

LGBTQ Studies Honors Disability Awareness Month with Special Guest Cal Montgomery

We hope you will join us in recognition of Disability Employment Awareness Month with a series of events by Cal Montgomery about disability justice, Oct. 19-21, 2021. Cal is a transgender, disabled and autistic activist who studied philosophy at UT Austin! All events are hybrid (in-person and zoom). Cal will be joining us in person. Individual events described below. We hope to see you there!


No Such Thing as a Stupid Student: How Thinking Through Cognitive Accessibility Can Set Students Up For Success
Tuesday, October 19
4pm- 6pm central time
RLP 1.302B and zoom
tinyurl.com/cal-montgomery

A flier with a portrait of Cal Montgomery in a monochromatic orange filter. Cal is a white transgender, disabled, and autistic activist pictured smiling at the camera. He has short hair and is wearing a dark shirt. The flier reads "Crip Conversations Speaker Series Presents-- No Such Thing as a Stupid Student: How Thinking Through Cognitive Accessibility Can Set Students Up to Succeed. Tuesday, October 19, 4pm-6pm CST. RLP 1.302B. Event description: What can we learn about more effective communication from supporting people with cognitive disabilities, and how can we apply those lessons to support all students in learning more easily? Access Statement: This event will be done in a hybrid format-- it will have an in-person component and a zoom webinar. ASL and CART captioning have been requested for the event. Please email jazzyjbell@utexas.edu for any questions or concerns about accessibility. Link to register: tinyurl.com/cal-montgomery



“Hey Buddy: Sexuality in an Era of Infantizliation and Control” a talk with Cal Montgomery
Wednesday, October 20
3pm-4pm central time
WCP 2.112 and zoom
https://tinyurl.com/HeyBuddy-Cal

A flier with a portrait of Cal Montgomery in a monochromatic blue filter. Cal is a white transgender, disabled, and autistic activist pictured smiling at the camera. He has short hair and is wearing a dark shirt. The flier reads "Crip Conversations Speaker Series Presents-- 'Hey Buddy': Sexuality in an Era of Infantilization and Control. Wednesday, October 20, 3pm-4pm CST, WCP 2.112. Event description: Many adults want to have consensual sex -- but some still struggle to be allowed to do so. We will talk about that struggle. Access Statement: This event will be done in a hybrid format-- it will have an in-person component and a zoom webinar. ASL and CART captioning have been requested for the event. Please email jazzyjbell@utexas.edu for any questions or concerns about accessibility. Link to register: https://tinyurl.com/HeyBuddy-Cal



Therapized: How the Disability Industrial Complex Surgically Excises Joy
Thursday, October 21
9:30am-11am central time
MRH 2.604 and zoom
tinyurl.com/therapized-with-cal-montgomery

A flier with a portrait of Cal Montgomery in a monochromatic orange filter. Cal is a white transgender, disabled, and autistic activist pictured smiling at the camera. He has short hair and is wearing a dark shirt. The flier reads "Crip Conversations Speaker Series Presents-- Therapized: How the Disability Industrial Complex Surgically Excises Joy. Thursday, Oct 21, 9:30am-11am. MRH 2.604. Event description: What if the only thing anyone was interested in about you was 'deficits'? How would that affect how you were treated, and how you understand yourself? Access Statement: This event will be done in a hybrid format-- it will have an in-person component and a zoom webinar. ASL and CART captioning have been requested for the event. Please email jazzyjbell@utexas.edu for any questions or concerns about accessibility. Link to register: tinyurl.com/therapized-with-cal-montgomery

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