Deaf Awareness Week Forum Program

Deaf Awareness Week Forum @ UA
Location: Hotel Capstone

Program

Monday September 19th 

10:00AM – 3:00PM

 TopicPresentersTime
 Opening Remarks & WelcomeDr. Joseph P. Messina
Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
10:00AM
 ASL Instruction Development in Higher EducationDr. Kenneth DeHaan
Gallaudet University
10:10AM
 Questions / Discussion10:40AM-
11:00AM
 Deaf Culture / Deaf CommunityTabitha Venable
Dr. Tracy Knight
University of Alabama
Sam Houston State University
11:00AM-
11:40AM
 Question / Discussion11:40AM-
11:50AM
 RemarksDr. James Dalton
Executive Vice President and Provost 
11:50AM-
12:00PM
 Lunch BreakLunch on your own12:00PM
 Who is taking ASL?Eden Webb
Vice President BAMA ASL – UA Student Group
1:00PM-
1:30PM
 Questions / Discussion1:30PM-
1:45PM
 Ice BreakersYOU1:45PM-
2:00PM
 KODADr. Tracy Knight
Sam Houston State University
2:00PM-
2:40PM
 Questions / Discussion2:40PM-
2:50PM
 Concluding RemarksDr. Kent Schafer
Alabama Department of Mental Health
2:50PM-
3:00PM

Tuesday September 20th

10:00AM – 3:00 PM

TopicPresentersTime
Opening Remarks and Welcome Day 2Dean Brian Butler  
College of Communication & Information Sciences
10:00AM –
10:10AM
Developing ASL TechnologiesDr. Sevgi Gurbuz
Electrical and Computer Engineering
10:10AM –
10:40AM
Question / Discussion10:40AM – 10:50AM
ASL / UA Grad Student ResearchCarolina Kudesey
Felicia Smith
10:50AM –
11:20AM
Questions / Discussion11:20AM –
11:40AM
Taiko Drum PerformanceLaurie Arizumi 
& UA Nozomi Daiko with participants
11:40AM-
12:00PM
LUNCH BREAKLunch on your own12:00PM-
1:00PM
The State of Being DeprivedDr. Kent Schafer
Alabama Department of Mental Health
1:00PM –
1:40PM
Questions / Discussion1:40PM –
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 RemarksDr. Christine Taylor
Vice President and Associate Provost for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
2:50PM –
3:00PM
AdjournLet’s keep in touch!!3:00PM