Events set for Disability Awareness Week

Kaleia Lawrence, Editor in Chief

The Disability Resource Services will be hosting a movie showing and a speaker during Disability Awareness Week. All events can be joined virtually or in person. 

The documentary film “Deej” follows the story of a non speaking man and his journey with autistic civil rights. It will be shown at Truax in room D1630 on Oct. 19 from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. It will be shown virtually Oct. 21 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Oct. 22 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 

To register, visit https://bit.ly/drs-deej or email [email protected].  

Matt Glowacki will be presenting “Nature Your Nurture” that focuses on understanding who someone is, why someone is, and what someone wants to be. There will be group discussion involving what discrimination looks like to each individual and what they wish everyone knew about their experience. The event will happen at Truax in room D1630 and virtually on Oct. 20 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. 

To register, visit https://bit.ly/drs-glowacki or [email protected].