Deaf Awareness Week Forum @ UA
Location: Hotel Capstone
Program
Monday September 19th
10:00AM – 3:00PM
Topic | Presenters | Time | |
Opening Remarks & Welcome | Dr. Joseph P. Messina Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences | 10:00AM | |
ASL Instruction Development in Higher Education | Dr. Kenneth DeHaan Gallaudet University | 10:10AM | |
Questions / Discussion | 10:40AM- 11:00AM | ||
Deaf Culture / Deaf Community | Tabitha Venable Dr. Tracy Knight University of Alabama Sam Houston State University | 11:00AM- 11:40AM | |
Question / Discussion | 11:40AM- 11:50AM | ||
Remarks | Dr. James Dalton Executive Vice President and Provost | 11:50AM- 12:00PM | |
Lunch Break | Lunch on your own | 12:00PM | |
Who is taking ASL? | Eden Webb Vice President BAMA ASL – UA Student Group | 1:00PM- 1:30PM | |
Questions / Discussion | 1:30PM- 1:45PM | ||
Ice Breakers | YOU | 1:45PM- 2:00PM | |
KODA | Dr. Tracy Knight Sam Houston State University | 2:00PM- 2:40PM | |
Questions / Discussion | 2:40PM- 2:50PM | ||
Concluding Remarks | Dr. Kent Schafer Alabama Department of Mental Health | 2:50PM- 3:00PM |
Tuesday September 20th
10:00AM – 3:00 PM
Topic | Presenters | Time | |
Opening Remarks and Welcome Day 2 | Dean Brian Butler College of Communication & Information Sciences | 10:00AM – 10:10AM | |
Developing ASL Technologies | Dr. Sevgi Gurbuz Electrical and Computer Engineering | 10:10AM – 10:40AM | |
Question / Discussion | 10:40AM – 10:50AM | ||
ASL / UA Grad Student Research | Carolina Kudesey Felicia Smith | 10:50AM – 11:20AM | |
Questions / Discussion | 11:20AM – 11:40AM | ||
Taiko Drum Performance | Laurie Arizumi & UA Nozomi Daiko with participants | 11:40AM- 12:00PM | |
LUNCH BREAK | Lunch on your own | 12:00PM- 1:00PM | |
The State of Being Deprived | Dr. Kent Schafer Alabama Department of Mental Health | 1:00PM – 1:40PM | |
Questions / Discussion | 1:40PM – 2:00PM | ||
Panel Discussion: Deaf Culture / Diversity Inclusive Community @ UA | Moderator: Dr. Kent Schafer Panelists: Dr. Kenneth DeHaan (Gallaudet University); Tabitha Venable (The University of Alabama); Debrah Bryant (AIDB); Ben Hollingsworth (ADRS); Ryan McDonald (AIDB); Marcus Washington (AIDB); | 2:00PM – 2:50PM | |
Closing Remarks | Dr. Christine Taylor Vice President and Associate Provost for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | 2:50PM – 3:00PM | |
Adjourn | Let’s keep in touch!! | 3:00PM |