Access to Good Jobs . . . for All?
An Examination of Racial Inequality in Disability Employment
This year's theme for National Disability Employment Awareness Month is "access to good jobs for all." But for some disabled Americans, the employment outlook may not be so promising, and their race might be the additional obstacle that stands between them and their opportunity to enter the nation's workforce.
Join the ĐҸŁ±¦µĽş˝ community for an insightful discussion with Sami Schalk, PhD, exploring how issues of racism and politics can prevent Black people with disabilities from receiving the full benefits of the Americans with Disabilities Act and other government initiatives designed to foster disability employment.
About the Speaker
Sami Schalk, PhD, is an associate professor of gender and women's studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She is the author of Bodyminds Reimagined: (Dis)ability, Race, and Gender in Black Women's Speculative Fiction and Black Disability Politics. Schalk’s academic work focuses on race, disability, and gender in contemporary American literature and culture. She also writes for mainstream outlets, including a monthly column called “Pleasure Practices” in TONE Madison. Schalk identifies as a fat, Black, queer, disabled femme and a pleasure activist.
Please join us for this special event.
Presented by the Office of Diversity and Equity
When
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Noon–1 p.m. eastern time
Where
Online via Zoom
Note
You must preregister to attend. Login information will be emailed to you.
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