Disability Action Month: unseen Film Screening
Description
Join the Disability Access Center, Disability Outreach Center, and Blue Resource Center for a screening and discussion of the documentary unseen on Thursday, October 9 from 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM in the Viking Union Underground Coffee House!
About unseen:
As a blind, undocumented immigrant, Pedro faces uncertainty to obtain his college degree, become a social worker, and support his family. Through experimental cinematography and sound, unseen reimagines the accessibility of cinema, while exploring the intersections of immigration, disability, and mental health.
Disability Action Month
Disability Action Month is Western Washington University’s month-long celebration of our disabled community. Throughout October, the Disability Access Center and Disability Outreach Center, in collaboration with campus partners including the Institute for Critical Disability Studies and Blue Resource Center, will have a variety of events and programs for students, faculty, and staff. We invite everyone to celebrate our disabled community and continue to learn about the issues we face and how we can make Western and the rest of the world a more accessible place.
This year we will be celebrating the Disability Outreach Center's 15th anniversary!
Events:
• Disability Pride Flag Raising and Reception
• unseen Film Screening with Blue Resource Center
• UnConference keynote lecture and reception with the Institute for Critical Disability Studies
• 15th Anniversary of the DOC Panel
• DOC 15th Anniversary Birthday Party
Accessibility:
AA/EO. Accessibility Statement: This event is intended for all participants including those with apparent or non-apparent disabilities. For disability accommodation(s) (such as ASL interpretation or TypeWell transcription), please contact disability.outreach@wwu.edu. Advanced notice is appreciated and sometimes necessary to arrange for some accessibility needs.
The Underground Coffee House is in the Viking Union on the 3rd floor. Viking Union is an ADA accessible building. Button activated entrances are located on the southeast side and northwest side of the building near Garden Street. Elevators provide access to all levels.
The Underground Coffee House has a variety of seating including chairs, high-top seats, couch seating, and booth seating. Seating information is accurate to the best of our ability but subject to change.
ADA accessible and all-gender bathrooms are located on the 3rd floor (VU 714 are all-gender and ADA accessible and VU 351 and 353 are all-gender) and the 7th floor (VU 714 and 717 are ADA accessible and all-gender and VU 715 and 716 are all-gender).
There is a quiet Meditation Room on the 7th floor of the VU.
Please refer to the Campus Map and select the ‘Accessibility’ filter for information about the nearest accessible doors, elevators, walkways, routes, and parking spots.
Masks are strongly encouraged and will be available upon request. Help protect our community by wearing a mask.
There will be an air purifier that has four-stage hospital-type filtration with a true HEPA filter inside in the VU UGCH.
Please refrain from wearing scented products such as perfume, cologne, and fragrant personal care products while attending this event as they can trigger serious health issues for those with fragrance allergies and/or chemical sensitivities. We appreciate your cooperation in making this area accessible! For more information, visit the Accessible Spaces: A Fragrance-Free Toolkit.
Image Description:
Banner for Disability Action Month. Graphic has light blue background. The text, in white, reads, "Disability Action Month" and, in all-caps, "15th Anniversary of the Disability Outreach Center." In the bottom left corner is a white oval with text in black that reads, "AA/EO. Accessibility Statement: These events are intended for all participants including those with apparent or non-apparent disabilities. For disability accommodation(s), please contact disability.outreach@wwu.edu. Advance notice is appreciated and sometimes necessary to arrange for some accessibility needs." In the bottom right corner is the DOC logo and the WWU logo.