
Brian McGowan is a lecturer in Disability Studies at Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH University) in Switzerland. His talk, free and open to the public, will take place on March 6 from 10-11:15 a.m. on Zoom.

Cal State San Bernardino is the third CSU to offer a disability studies minor, which takes an interdisciplinary approach to learning how to center disabled voices, experiences and perspectives. Students can begin registering on April 28, and the launch will be marked by a public talk on Sept. 8, featuring Elaine Hall, founder of The Miracle Project.

Lissa D. Ramirez-Stapleton, who is an associate professor of education at Cal State Fullerton, will present “Black Deaf Education and Praxis: The Intersections of Culture, Community, and Hope.”

Cyrée Jarelle Johnson, the 2024 Ford Foundation Disability Futures Fellow, is the featured speaker when the Disability Studies Lecture Series hosts its first event for the 2024-25 academic year. The free talk will take place at 1 p.m. Tuesday on Zoom.