----------------------------Original message---------------------------- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THIS/ABILITY an interdisciplinary conference on disability and the arts MAY 18-20, 1995 * University of Michigan THIS/ABILITY celebrates a rich, powerful disability culture while it critques the representation of disability in the academy and mainstream. The conference features academic panels and participatory workshops and roundtables examining aesthetic, conceptual, and metaphorical representations of disability alongside the practical and political issues of living with disability every day. SPECIAL EVENTS OPEN TO ALL REGISTRANTS: KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Paul Longmore, Dept. of History (film historian) San Francisco State University "Ideology, Culture, and Disability Studies: The Twin Quests for Inclusion and Self-Definition" PLENARY PANEL OF INVITED SPEAKERS: Anne Finger, Wayne State University David Hevey, British Broadcasting Corporation Victoria Ann Lewis, University of California-Los Angeles Cherly Marie Wade, Gnarly Bones Productions PERFORMANCES: Diversabilities Theater, *The Swing* Cheryl Marie Wade, *Sassy Girl: Memoirs of a Poster Child Gone Awry* Coffeehouse Cabaret, featuring various artists FILM DOUBLE FEATURE: *When Billy Broke His Head. . . and Other Tales of Wonder* *Proof* READING: Fiction, memoirs, and poetry by Anne Finger, Kenny Fries, and Elizabeth Clare ART EXHIBIT: Work by Amanda Contopulos, Rosalyn Driscoll, Mary Duffy, Joseph Grigely, David Hevey, Tony Mendoza, Helen Nestor, Jo Spence, and Peter Williams REGISTRATION fees are $75 general and $50 for students with ID. For registration materials and a full conference schedule, contact the address below by April 24, 1995. This/Ability University of Michigan Conferences and Seminars 541 Thompson, Rm 112 Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1360 FAX: 313-764-2990 TELEPHONE: 313-764-4276 MICHIGAN RELAY CENTER: 1-800-649-3777 E-MAIL: [log in to unmask] The following access services are available: wheelchair access audio description braille orientation for people with visual impairments ASL interpreters large print