Mini Conference on Accessibility and Inclusion
Monday, February 9, 2026 10am to 1:30pm
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606 Tower Road, Ithaca, NY
##Disability #ADA #DisabilityRights #Neurodiversity #InvisibleDisabilities #HiddenDisabilities #Inclusion #AccessibilityAgenda:
9:40-10 am, Atrium: Attendees arrival and sign-in
10:00-11:50 am, Lecture Hall 4 (Auditorium): Crip Camp documentary screening
11:50 am - 12:30 pm: Atrium, Resource Fair showcasing:
- Office of Civil Rights, Cornell
- Finger Lakes Independence Center
- Student Support and Advocacy Services, Cornell
- Racker
- Tompkins County Public Library
- Sciencenter
- Cornell Ergonomics - Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention
- Sunflower Lanyard for invisible disabilities
12:30 - 1:30 pm: Lecture Hall 4 (Auditorium), Disability Rights Panel
- Kate Keresztes (Senior in Global Development, CALS, and Social Programming Coordinator, Neurodiversity @ Cornell)
- Beth Parrott (Director, Student Disability Services)
- Lydia Dolch (Founder and Empowerment Coach, Open the Lid)
- Wendy Strobel Gower (Thomas P. Golden Executive Director, Yang Tan Institute; Director, Northeast ADA Center)
This event is the start of an awareness campaign about Invisible Disabilities based on the Sunflower Lanyard. Cornell students with invisible disabilities can take a Sunflower Lanyard (as long as supply lasts) and we will have Posters for organizations to post in their spaces; having the poster will signal to Lanyard wearers that you will honor their needs.
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