BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Missouri State University/Calendar of Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20070311T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 DTSTART:20071104T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:f340b029-b3ca-486d-8fe4-0f7a3aaa77f7.191889@calendar.missouristate.edu CREATED:20181004T193451Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181004T193451Z LOCATION:Plaster Student Union\, Robert W. Ballroom East SUMMARY:Disability Equity Week: Shattering the Silences - "Word Matter: Th e Evolving Language of Disability" DESCRIPTION:When is person-first langague appropriate? Dr. Shannon Wooden\ , professor of English and the Coordinator of the Disability Studies prog ram will elaborate on how even widely acceptable language reflects pervas ive\, and not always positive\, attitudes toward people with disabilities . Noting that stigma can be reinforced by certain language choices\, Dr. Wooden will also discuss how fear of using the wrong words may silence wh at should be insightful and productive conversations about disability.  X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<html><head><title></title></head><body><p>Wh en is person-first langague appropriate? Dr. Shannon Wooden\, professor o f English and the Coordinator of the Disability Studies program will elab orate on how even widely acceptable language reflects pervasive\, and not always positive\, attitudes toward people with disabilities. Noting that stigma can be reinforced by certain language choices\, Dr. Wooden will a lso discuss how fear of using the wrong words may silence what should be insightful and productive conversations about disability.&nbsp\;</p></bod y></html> DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20181030T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20181030T183000 SEQUENCE:0 URL:https://calendar.missouristate.edu/viewevent.aspx?eventid=101796&occur renceid=191889 CATEGORIES:Current Students,Faculty,Staff END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR