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Last year, right around this time, I wrote a post about what COVID taught me about long-distance relationships. You can attend free of charge even if you are not a member of the Skokie Public Library. There’s a spot on the registration form to enter a library card number, but a library card number is NOT required to register. The hour-long panel is free, it will be hosted on Zoom on Thursday, November 18 at 7pm CST, and you can register for it here.
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#STAND BY ME PROGRAM DRIVER#
Appearing at a Chicago city court after a cab driver refused me a ride with my Seeing eye dog.My plan is to talk fast and describe three experiences, one a success, another a collaboration, and the third a failure: The four of us will each be given 10 minutes to tell a few personal stories of advocating for ourselves, leaving time afterwards for discussion and questions. The three panelists with me are Deirdre Keane, a teacher/librarian who was born with a hearing loss and got a cochlear implant during her freshman year in college Michele Lee, an experienced finance professional who uses a wheelchair and Tina Childress, a late-deafened adult with bilateral cochlear implants. Panelists will share lessons learned and provide tips on fighting for more fair and just treatment in the workplace and beyond. What does self-advocacy look like when navigating the world with a disability? Four panelists from different fields share stories of how they’ve advocated for reasonable accommodations. Self Advocacy and the ADA–Online Event: Personal Perspectives, Challenges, and Success Stories Tonight, Thursday, November 18, 2021, I will be one of four women with disabilities on an hour-long free Zoom panel sponsored by the Skokie Public Library: