Speaker
Patty Cisneros Prevo
Diversity & Inclusion Manager in the Wisconsin School of Business Undergraduate Program
Patty Cisneros Prevo has always centered her work around diversity, equity and inclusion. Cisneros Prevo received her bachelor’s degree from Valparaiso University in Education and earned her M.Ed. from the University of Illinois as a graduate student-athlete. For years, Cisneros Prevo has taught and served predominately underrepresented populations. Cisneros Prevo was the assistant director of inclusion & engagement with Wisconsin Athletics, where she assisted in the development and execution of the DEI Strategic Plan. As the diversity and inclusion manager for the Wisconsin School of Business, Cisneros Prevo has spearheaded diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in the Undergraduate Program Office.
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A Disability Primer: Reclaiming, Imagining, Creating Change
When we reflect on our nation’s history and some of the more recent conversations around social justice, it is clear that society was not intended or designed for people with disabilities. Even 32 years after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, disabled people are still fighting for equal access and inclusion.
In this session, we will review pieces of disability history in the United States and recall key moments in activism on disability justice. How we think about disability needs to be reframed to embrace access and inclusion as a shared societal norm. Collectively, engaging in conversations on disability and ableism is one way to affect change. We will highlight disabled activists, past and present, and honor their legacies in continuing these needed conversations. We will talk about ways to reframe disability through the social model of disability and steps to actively engage and interrupt ableism at the University.
Participants in this session will:
- Review some of the history of disability in the United States
- Learn about some of the key moments in activism centered on disability justice
- Understand the difference between the medical and social models of disability
- Gain an understanding of the underpinnings of ableism and how it presents today
- Strategize actionable steps to recognize and disrupt ableism