The IDEAL RRTC is pleased to announce a new series of free virtual events, to be hosted by one of our Community Partners, Detroit Disability Power.

Detroit Disability Power presents Community Conversations, a five-event series about the intersections of ableism, racism, and ageism. 

All events in this series will take place from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Eastern time via Zoom, with moderated panel discussions and breakouts for participants to engage. All will have auto captions and ASL interpretation. For more information and to register go to https://bit.ly/DDPCCSeries. 

The full schedule of event topics is as follows:

• Tuesday, July 13th: Intersectionality: Ableism, Racism, and Ageism

• Wednesday, August 11th: Growing up with a Disability

• Thursday, September 2nd: Ableism and Caregiving 

• Tuesday, October 12th: Intergenerational Organizing 

• Thursday, November 18th: Policy and Ableism in Long-Term Care

The content of these events has been developed under a grant from the University of Michigan IDEAL RRTC Community Grants Project, through the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR #90RTHF0001). NIDILRR is a Center within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The content of these events does not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR, ACL, or HHS, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.