Ron Suskind / Askwith Forums: Life, Animated: Autism, Ableism, and Educators

source: HarvardEducation     2016年10月6日
Speaker: Ron Suskind, author, Life, Animated: A Story of Sidekicks, Heroes, and Autism; Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist; lecturer, Harvard Law School Discussants: • Tom Hehir, Ed.D.’90, Silvana and Christopher Pascucci Professor of Practice in Learning Differences, HGSE • Michael Stein, visiting professor and executive director, Harvard Law School Project on Disability Ron Suskind will speak about Life, Animated: A Story of Sidekicks, Heroes, and Autism, the book and award-winning documentary about reaching his autistic son through Disney characters. He will engage in conversation with Michael Stein of the Harvard Law School Project on Disability and HGSE Professor Tom Hehir. This forum is being held in conjunction with the Disability and Equity @ Work: The Power of Policy, Myth and Practice from Higher Education to Employment conference. Conference sponsored by HGSE Access and Disability Services, the HGSE Office of Student Affairs, the Harvard Law School Project on Disability, and the New… Type of Event: Forum. Question & Answer Session. Program/Department: Alumni. AskWith Forum. Building/Room: Askwith Hall. Contact Name: Roger Falcon. Contact Email: askwith_forums@gse.harvard.edu. Contact Phone: 617-384-9968. Sponsoring Organization/Department: Harvard Graduate School of Education. Registration Required: No. Admission Fee: This event is free and open to the public. RSVP Required: No. Thursday, October 6, 2016, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM. Longfellow Hall 13 Appian Way Cambridge, MA 02138.