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To register for Nov 18:

To register for Nov 15:

Two workshops on accessible writing and teaching happening in the coming days! Open to non-Pitt affiliated individuals; registration required!. Nov 15: Curating Accessible Course Content, 2-3:30.Nov 18: Public Facing Writing: Turning Our Scholarship Towards the Mainstream, 2-3:30

Thrilled to share the final event in the Creating a Culture of Access series: "We Are All Unwell: Mental Health, Disability Justice, and a Pedagogy of Unwellness," with Dr. Mimi Khúc, celebrating her new book. Fri 3/29, 2-3:30. Zoom. Registration here:

We're so excited to have Allison Hitt join us for the fourth event in the "Creating a Culture of Access" series, presenting on "Overcoming Ableist Writing Instruction." Based on her book. This Friday March 22 from 2-3:30 over Zoom. Registration required:

Next workshop in the "Creating a Culture of Access" series is happening on Friday! "How to Read Mad Black Feminism," with Dr. Therí Pickens will be held from 2-4pm over Zoom. Open to Pitt/CMU community members. Register here:

In addition to Remi Yergeau's talk, they will be leading a workshop on "Getting Stuck on Getting Stuck, or Composing on Mad Time." 2/2 from 2-4pm. Zoom. Open to members of the Pitt community; limited to 20 people. Register:

Very excited for the talk "Gender Aporia: On Trans OCD and Rhetorical Un/certainty" given by Remi Yergeau as part of the Creating a Culture of Access series! This event will occur via Zoom on 2/1 from 2-3pm EST. Pre-registration required at:

This event is open to everyone within and beyond the University of Pittsburgh community. Register here and a Zoom link will be sent within 24 hours of the event:

We're thrilled to share the first event in the 2024 Creating a Culture of Access series! We will be joined, via Zoom, by @AdaHubrig and @kawaiilovesarah, leading a conversation on "Ditching 'Resilience' for Cultures of Care." 1/19 from 2-3:30. Pre-registration required.

The Creating a Culture of Access course and accompanying speaker series will occur again in 2024, bringing Disability Studies scholars and activists to the Pitt community. Interested in registering? More information here and in the attached image:

RT @ProfJMale: I'm building a Disability Studies library for @PittWriting--what texts would you suggest for such an endeavor? Can be academ….

Will be held in room 130 in the Cathedral of Learning!.

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We have one more workshop as part of the "Creating a Culture of Access" series! . "Writing to Navigate and Process Trauma" will be led by memoirist and novelist @amyjoburns and Writing Institute postdoc @ProfJMale! March 31 from 11-1. Open to any member of @PittTweet. Room TBD.

Join us on 3/17 from 11-1 for the workshop "Alt-Text as Poetry" with artist, writer and disability activist @bojana_coklyat. Open to all members of the @PittTweet community. 527 WPU. CART provided. Register here:

RT @CAAPPoetics: Make sure to register early for next month's Close Reading the Emergency! Black Study series. Tickets will go quickly and….

RT @anetv: Excited to discuss Ethics and Regulation of Generative AI with policy/AI colleagues at Pitt on 2/27. Hybrid event with Zoom open….

A few pictures from our talk today with Jay Dolmage! What an exciting, generative discussion on ableism in academia.

On Tues, Feb 7 from 11-1pm @JayDolmage will be leading an in-person workshop "on "Moments and Modalities of Access: Composing Disability." It is capped at 18 and pre-registration is required. Open to any Pitt students, faculty, or staff. Register: