Peninsula College issued the following announcement.
Event Date: Thursday, March 17, 2022 - 12:30pm
Event Location: Online
Peninsula College is honored once again to partner with Clallam Mosaic in bringing the voices of the often underrepresented intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) community to center stage.
The College’s Magic of Cinema, Studium Generale, and ʔaʔk̓ʷustəƞáwt̓xʷ House of Learning, Peninsula College Longhouse, in collaboration with Clallam Mosaic, will share a film screening and panel discussion on Thursday, March 17, at 12:30 pm. This event will be held in honor of Disabilities Awareness Month and will have a special focus on advocating for individuals with I/DD, and being a parent and advocate in the I/DD community.
The event will begin with a screening of the short film “What Was It Like?” In this film, eight filmmakers, who are neurodiverse, interview their parents about what it was like when doctors delivered the news of their diagnosis. “What Was It Like?” comes from the Australian film company Bus Stop Films, a pioneering, nonprofit organization that uses film and filmmaking to raise the profile of people in the I/DD community.
The film will be followed with a discussion featuring Ivanova Smith, Adrienne Stuart, and June Whitaker.
Ivanova Smith is a leader in the self-advocacy movement of Washington. They are an Advocate Faculty member at the University of Washington's Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities, and an activist advocate for Atwork! Smith is happily married with two little girls.
Adrienne Stuart is the Director of Public Policy for the Washington State Developmental Disabilities Council. Currently, she leads the North Star initiative, a coalition of over 100 voices from around Washington State working to improve the quality of life for individuals with I/DD.
June Whitaker is the parent of a nine-year-old with neurodevelopmental disabilities, and is the Chief Strategy Officer at Peninsula College.
Clallam Mosaic is a local leader for activities, information, advocacy tool kits, and more for people with special needs and their families, friends, and caregivers. Clallam Mosaic’s mission is to empower people with I/DD. Its leaders, including Executive Director Priya Jayadev, Program and Communications Director Catherine McKinney, and Board President Bonne Smith, will be co-hosting the event. More can be learned about Clallam Mosaic at their website https://www.clallammosaic.org/.
This online event is free and open to the public, and is made possible in partnership with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Join the Zoom Meeting at https://pencol-edu.zoom.us/j/82278252780, Meeting ID: 822 7825 2780.
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