Symposium on Dis/Ability & Debility in Appalachia
Event site: https://appalachiancenter.as.uky.edu/symposium-disability-debility-appalachia
Appalachia has long been considered a disabled region. It is widely understood as a “disability belt" (a region with higher rates of disability than the general population) and anti-Appalachian systems are deeply entwined with ableist ones. However, there has been limited conversation between the fields of Appalachian and Disability Studies, and people who are both Disabled and Appalachian are marginalized in both conversations.
The Symposium* on Dis/Ability and Debility in Appalachia seeks to foster an interdisciplinary and intersectional conversation on disability, ability, and debility and chronic health disparity in the region, bringing together Disabled and Appalachian people, theorists, practitioners, advocates, and attendees at the many intersections of these identities.
Join us for the Symposium on September 28th, 2024. It will be held in the Healthy Kentucky Research Building on the campus of the University of Kentucky and virtually online. Lunch and a light breakfast will be provided for in person attendees.
See the Call for Participation packet for more detailed information. (TinyUrl.com/Disability-Appalachia-CFP)
Register to Attend: TinyURL.com/Disability-Appalachia-Register
Submit Abstracts: TinyURL.com/Disability-Appalachia-Abstract
Tabling Registration (organizations): TinyURL.com/Disability-Appalachia-Tabling
(*Symposium generally meaning a one-day conference but a bit less formal in structure, focused on gathering people with knowledge over a topic more than focusing on convention and formality, a sharing of ideas.)