UCLA to host disability rights advocate Judy Heumann for Regents ’ Lecture

Knowing that higher education can play a powerful role advancing disability justice, inclusivity and equity, UCLA ’s School of Nursing and disability studies program are welcoming internationally renowned disability rights activist Judy Heumann to campus for a week of conversations, talks and workshops.Heumann will be here Feb. 7-10. The  culminating event will be the Regents ’ Lecture on Feb. 10 at 4 p.m. PST. The lecture will be held online and is free and open to the public. The Regents of the University of California established the Regents ’ Professors and Lecturers Program to permit the appointment, on a visiting basis, of distinguished leaders from fields outside the traditional boundaries of the academic world to enrich the university’s instructional program and increase students’ exposure to a diverse range of successful pro fessionals, artists and others.Lauren Clark, Shapiro Family Professor in Developmental Disabilities Studies in the nursing school, said Heumann ’s visit and lecture will challenge the UCLA community to consider new ways to incorporate disabled identities and experiences into conversations and actions surrounding diversity, equity and inclusion, both inside and outside health care.“It’s an opportunity for mindful reflection for us to think about what role do nurses want to play in the future in a population where a significant number of people have a variety of disabilities,” Clark said. “Nursing needs to be challenged to gro...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news