Anti-Ableism and Disability Justice Symposium
Description
KPU’s Office of Equity and Inclusive Communities is excited to partner with the Office of the Provost through the Lead Advisor on Disability, Accessibility and Inclusion to bring you the Inaugural Anti-Ableism & Disability Justice Symposium on November 10, 2026.
Keynote Address:
A keynote address will be given by Dr. Laverne Jacobs, Professor of Law, University of Windsor, Research Chair in Disability Equality and Administrative Justice and Canada’s representative to the UNCRPD.
Panel Presentation
Dr. Michael Bach
Adjunct professor, Toronto Metropolitan University, Disability Studies; retired executive director, New Society Institute; expert in legal capacity and intellectual and developmental disabilities
Dr. Rheanna Robinson
Professor First Nations Studies, University of Northern BC; member of the Provincial Accessibility Advisory Committee; Indigenous scholar on disability
Dr. Erika Cedillo
Inclusion BC, Director of Public Policy and Programs; an expert in inclusive education
Gallery
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