10/1/02, Out of Silence for Disability Awareness Month

Out of Silence for Disability Awareness Month

In recognition of October as Disability Awareness Month nationwide, the Office of Student Disabilities Services and Learning Resources Center (and other sponsors) are bringing a one-woman production "Out of Silence" to campus on Monday evening, October 7 at 7 p.m. The show developed from a Writer-in-Residence program at Moss Rehabilitation Hospital. The writer, Julie Heifetz, has fashioned three stories of patients, combining her telling of their stories with some multi-media of the writers themselves in a very compelling fashion.

For example, she realistically portrays a young woman injured in a horseback riding accident who sustained a brain injury who walks with an off-balance gait, and whose speech is impaired. In telling individual stories, one learns a great deal about patient relationships with physicians, therapists, family and friends.

The show will be held in Houston Hall in the 2nd floor Class of 1949 Auditorium. Free to Penn students, staff & faculty; $5 fee for General Public at door; (performance will be interpreted).

The main accessible entrance is located in the center of the north side of the building (Plaza/Wynn Commons entrance). There are 2 elevators in the building, one on the west, the other on the east side. Use the west elevator to the 2nd floor and Class of ‘49 auditorium. Accessible bathrooms are on each floor.

--Alice Nagle, Associate Director

Almanac, Vol. 49, No. 6, October 1, 2002

ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS:

Tuesday,
October 1, 2002
Volume 49 Number 6
www.upenn.edu/almanac/

A new Center for Africana Studies looks to the past, and the future.

Dr. Daniel Janzen, a pioneer in tropical biology, has been awarded the Einstein World Award for Science.

An endowed chair for Dr. Virginia Reef in Veterinary Medicine and for Dr. Michael Eric Dyson in SAS.

The first University Council meeting of the academic year will be held tomorrow and three year-end committee reports are scheduled for discussion.

Penn tops the list for Service Learning in the latest U.S. News rankings.

Speaking Out on a problematic parking predicament plaguing permit holders, and on the steady stream of Facilities postcards.

The University Medal for Distinguished Achievement is conferred at the SEAS Sesquicentennial Convocation

A new Involuntary Leave of Absence policy concerning students is now in effect.

The Government Affairs Update addresses the National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace; the FY 03 Commonwealth Appropriation and the local student-orientated initiatives.

Of Record: Design Guidelines and Review of Campus Projects.

Now is the time to register a PennKey and password in the new authentication system; those who register before midnight on October 9 could win a prize.