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Celebrate the 33rd anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act

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Mayor Bruce Teague | Mayor Bruce Teague official photo

Mayor Bruce Teague | Mayor Bruce Teague official photo

The Office of Equity and Human Rights will celebrate the 33rd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act with a virtual webinar. The event will take place at noon on Wednesday, July 26, 2023.

Reyma McCoy Hyten will discuss how, historically, access to initiatives intended to center people with disabilities has unintentionally created disparities for multiply-marginalized members of the disability community. The program will offer an opportunity to discuss how access to necessities like food, housing, healthcare, and transportation are impacted by the degree of underrepresentation an individual experiences and explore systems-based solutions that can create a more inclusive society.

Preregistration is required. You can register at this link or scan the QR code below.

About the presenter

Reyma McCoy Hyten, the first Black woman to serve as the US Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner for the Administration on Disabilities, is now devoting her full time and attention to supporting the creation of just, verdant, and sustainable communities for all in the United States and beyond. McCoy Hyten was an Antibigotry Convening Fellow with the Center for Antiracist Research at Boston University and is a past recipient of a 2019 AT&T Humanity of Connection award.  Her work has been featured in Vice, TIME, The Guardian, and USA Today.

McCoy Hyten lives at MisFit Farm, an organic garden and sanctuary for unwanted creatures in rural Kansas, with her wife, Ami; their daughter, numerous cats, waterfowl, and a deafblind albino Great Dane named Rufus.

Suggested readings to learn more about Disability Pride Month

  • Disability Visibility: First Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century, edited by Alice Wong
  • Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist by Judith Heumann with Kristen Joiner
  • Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to be an Ally by Emily Ladau
If you will need disability-related accommodations in order to participate in this event, please call 319-356-5022 or humanrights@iowa-city.org. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time to meet your access needs.

Original source can be found here.

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