[Ucr-sdrc] Chat with Judy Heumann and Apply for a Position on the UC Student Association Board

[Laura Riley]

Please join us!



A Conversation with Judy Heumann

 Wednesday, May 12, 1:30PT - 3:00PT

Zoom link: https://ucsd.zoom.us/j/98545117178

 Judy Heumann is one of the nation's leading voices on disability justice. A life-long champion of disability rights, Judy played a pivotal role in organizational leadership and advocacy and in the

implementation of civil rights legislation for people with disabilities, including Section 504 (Rehabilitation Act, 1973), the IDEA (1975), the Americans with Disabilities Act (1990), and, on

an international level, with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2007). She continues to advance the empowerment of people with disabilities around the world and

was a co-founder of the World Institute on Disability. Judy previously served in the federal government as Special Advisor for International Disability Rights at the U.S. State Department

(2010-2017) and in the Department of Education (1993-2001) as Asst. Secretary for the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

 This talk is made possible with support from the UCSD Changemaker Institute https://changemaker.ucsd.edu/and is organized by Changemaker Faculty Fellows Lisa Porter

(Theatre & Dance) & Matthew Herbst (Making of the Modern World, Eleanor Roosevelt College) with special thanks to Sixth College's Culture, Art, and Technology Program.



Get involved and represent students with disabilities at the UC System Wide Level as an Appointed Officer on the UC Student Association Board!  Deadline for applications is May 31, 2021 at 11:59 PM.

The UCSA Board established the Appointed Officer program for students to support and advise the association on all matters relating to their respective fields, providing regular reports on their respective activities and correspondence.

Applications for the 2021-22 Board of Directors are due May 31, 2021 at 11:59PM. If selected, applicants must attend mandatory Board Orientation, which will likely happen over Zoom on a weekend in mid-July. Those who cannot commit to attending orientation in full should not apply.

Apply at:
https://ucsa.org/get-involved/appointed/<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/ucsa.org/get-involved/appointed/__;!!Mih3wA!U25oav9y2Rp3KhewxD1fclYEp7Ef5vhY_c8LB7IFFfQDhRFvydq1CMCPu6KObw$>

Positions include:

  *   Academic Affairs Officer
  *   Alumni Relations Officer
  *   Campus Climate Officer
  *   Environmental Sustainability Officer
  *   Financial Aid Advocacy Officer
  *   Labor Relations Officer
  *   Underrepresented Student Officer
  *   Basic Needs Security Officer
  *   International Students Affairs Officer
  *   Transfer Student Affairs Officer

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