Center for Ethics and Health Humanities to Host Panel Discussion Nov. 7 In Person/Online Focused on Disability Accommodations at Disney
Fri, 10/28/2022 - 08:46am | By: David Tisdale
A panel discussion with three disability rights experts will be held Monday, Nov. 7 beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the Gonzales Auditorium in the Liberal Arts Building on The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) Hattiesburg campus, focused on lawsuits brought against Disney involving disability accommodations regarding the theme park’s rides.
The panel will feature three prominent disabilities scholars, including Kevin Mintz of the Stanford University Center for Bioethics; Leslie Francis, a distinguished professor at the University of Utah College of Law; and Adam Cureton, professor of philosophy at the University of Tennessee. The panelists will be joined by Andy Dogali, a lawyer representing some of the plaintiffs suing Disney over its accommodations policies.
This event is free and open to the public. Guests may join remotely via WebEx using the following information:
*Webinar link: https://usm.webex.com/usm/j.php?MTID=mb3b6ffa945f9b8f5a95a5030b546f4db
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*Webinar number (access code): 2492 643 3772 |
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*Webinar password: CEHH_Guest (23440483 from phones) |
For questions about the event, contact Dr. Sam Bruton at samuel.brutonFREEMississippi. For information about the USM Center for Ethics and Health Humanities, visit https://www.usm.edu/humanities/center-ethics-health-humanities.php.