Encountering Disability
Floating Flowers, Ink and Fabric Paint by Sharon L, a Friendship Community artist.
Three Days of Community Building
Day 3 | Disability, Medicine, Public Policy & Community Health
Morning Session 10 – 11:45 AM | Encountering Disability in Community Health
Keynote by Marisa Brown, Georgetown University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disability Studies
Afternoon Session 1:30 – 3:30 PM | Encountering Disability in Public Health
Keynote by Michael Gamel-McCormick, PhD, policy consultant and former academic and administrator and chief disability policy director for Sens. Tom Harkin and Bob Casey. Instrumental in his role on the US Senate Health, Education and Labor Committee and the Special Committee on Aging, and most recently, the US Senate Finance Committee.
All sessions and displays will be in the lower level of the Student Memorial Center located at 21 South George Street in Millersville.
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Encountering Disability is a series of events over three days focused on community health and public policy as well as community inclusion and spirituality. On the Saturday and Sunday, the events will focus on community-based arts & contemplative inclusion by showcasing mind-body-spirit connections on the beautiful historic campus of Saint James Church in Lancaster, PA. On Monday, a study day with national and local experts in disability rights and health care needs at Millersville University will focus on understanding the changing social and public policy landscape for those living with disabilities and all who support them in family and community settings. Across the three days, participants will explore the intersection of disability, literature, contemplative practice, medicine and the arts.
