UMD PCDI SAC

02/23/2024

Each year PCDI hosts the Day of Mourning vigil to remember, mourn and celebrate people with disabilities killed by family members or caregivers. For more information, please visit https://pcdi.umd.edu/day-of-mourning.
Join us on Monday, March 1 from 12 to 1 PM on Zoom.
Please register at
https://umd.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwqd-msqjovG9eyStcQGq5R9XV9M2QfMtqZ

04/07/2021

UMD Disability Summit: Access and Crisis: Disability and the Collapse of Everything

April 12th - 14th, 2021 free virtual conference


This is the final reminder to register for this year’s conference: go.umd.edu/2021registration. All are welcome at this free conference.

In the wake of the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act many are questioning how to continue to carry this energy forward. How can we foreground access in crisis? There are many skills that we need to carry into the ‘new normal’ which must center intersectional applications of racial and disability justice. We welcome you to bring your vision of inclusive and accessible resources, skills and actions that can propel the disability justice movement forward.
PROGRAM AVAILABLE!

We are excited to announce that the final program is now available. The program is available to download in PDF, word document, or plain text formats (https://pcdi.umd.edu/summit/2021/summit-program-2021). We invite you to share the program and registration (go.umd.edu/2021registration) with your communities, as well as the UMD Disability Summit flyer!

Please feel free to distribute to your networks. If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected].

03/10/2021

Check out this workshop that PCDI SAC member, Adith Thummalapalli will be speaking at! There is still time to register!!

The Disability Continuum: The importance of Accessibility and Inclusion in Organizations

10/21/2020

PCDI Student Advisory Committee is hosting the first of many virtual Disability Community Affinity Spaces. In hopes to create a strong community for students on campus, join UMD students who identify as a part of the disability community in an opportunity to connect with one another!

Event details:
Thursday, November 5th
5 to 6 PM
Register at

Are you looking for a disability community? Look no further! The President's Commission on Disability Issues Student Advisory Committee is hosting the first of many Disability Community Affinity Spaces. In hopes to create a strong community for students on campus, join UMD students who identify as a...

10/21/2020

PCDI SAC alumni, Audrey Wilke, is featured in Maryland Today in an article titled 'A Commitment to Leveling the Field: With Funding From National Award, Recent Grad Aims to Create Guide for Disability-inclusive Landscape Design'.

“I want to have some part in creating landscapes that are more equitable, especially for people with disabilities... I think it is so forgotten because most designers haven’t had a firsthand experience with disabilities, so it’s easy to get lost in ADA code.”

Audrey was recently awarded funding by the Landscape Architecture Foundation as a 2020 Olmsted Scholar finalist; one of eight students to receive the national honor!

Check out this article to learn more about Audrey's amazing work!

With Funding From National Award, Recent Grad Aims to Create Guide for Disability-inclusive Landscape Design

10/19/2020

Check out these events that PCDI SAC member Adith Thummalapalli is hosting this week for Disability Awareness Month at UMD!!

"Just a reminder about these two events I’m hosting for Disability Awareness Month at UMD. The first one is tomorrow and the second one is this coming Thursday! Register at the links below to get the Zoom meeting links if you’re interested. All events are open to the public, not just members of the UMD community! The sessions will be recorded for those who want to attend but cannot."

10/19 —> https://go.umd.edu/dismantlingdisabilitystigma
10/22 —> https://go.umd.edu/voicesofdisability

This event is an opportunity for any members of the UMD campus community who have been affected by disabilites to share their stories and experiences with others, as part of Disability Awareness Month. CART closed captioning will be provided. If you are interested in sharing a story, please read bel...

09/30/2020

Another can't miss event to add to your calendar:

Black Disabled Lives Matter
Monday, October 5th, 2020
5:00pm - 6:30pm via Zoom (select the link for to register)
Closed captioning will be provided

During the recent surge of activism by Black Lives Matter, Black people with disabilities have insisted that there is no justice without disability inclusion.

On this panel, we host activists from the movement to discuss the re-framing of diversity, equity, and inclusion that accompanies thinking from the complexities of race and disability.

During the recent surge of activism by Black Lives Matter, Black people with disabilities have insisted that there is no justice without disability inclusion.

09/30/2020

In this time of virtual learning, accessibility should be a top priority. As a part of Disability Awareness Month, join the "Adapting Courses to Maximize Accessibility" event to learn from panelists about their recent project experience redesigning a course to be delivered 100% online while maximizing accessibility. Closed captioning will be provided.

Date: Monday, October 5th, 2020
Time: Oct 5, 2020 10:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Event Location: Zoom (you will receive an email with more information upon registration)

Panelists include:
Robert S. Gold Ph.D, Dr.PH, Dean University of Maryland College Park, School of Public Health

Sandra L. Saperstein, PhD, Lecturer, University of Maryland College Park, School of Public Health

Rosanne Rushing, DrPH, MPH, Public Health Program Director and Associate Professor, Gallaudet University

Becka Pittard, Gallaudet University
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Event description: Join faculty, staff, alumni, students, & others to learn about their recent project experience redesigning a course to be delivered 100% online while maximizing accessibility. Event Timing: October 5th, 2020 Event Location: Zoom (you will receive an email with more information) Ti...