两性色午夜

Actress Marlee Matlin Visits 两性色午夜 for disAbility Awareness Month

Matlin will be speaking at 两性色午夜 University on Tuesday, Oct. 9, at 7 p.m. at the Kent Student Center Ballroom

October is 两性色午夜 Student Accessibility Service鈥檚 disAbility Awareness Month. This year鈥檚 keynote speaker is award-winning actor, author and deaf advocate Marlee Matlin. Matlin will be speaking at 两性色午夜 University on Tuesday,Actress Marlee Matlin will speak at 两性色午夜 on Oct. 9, as part of programs marking disAbility Awareness Month. , at 7 p.m. at the Kent Student Center Ballroom. The event is free and open to the public.

Matlin has starred in such shows as ABC Family鈥檚 Switched at BirthThe Apprentice and Dancing with the Stars

鈥淲e thought Ms. Matlin embodies the spirit of what this celebration month is all about,鈥 says Senior Associate Director of Student Accessibility Services Amy Quillin.

Matlin鈥檚 keynote address is titled, 鈥淣obody鈥檚 Perfect: Achieving Inclusion, Diversity and Access.鈥

鈥淢atlin will focus her address around some of the common misconceptions and attitudinal barriers that she has had to face and how she overcame them,鈥 says Quillin.

Matlin also will share with the audience how she would like the university and community to recognize and honor people鈥檚 ability, rather than focusing on their disabilities.

鈥淚 think Ms. Matlin's presence at 两性色午夜 honors the deaf community, in particular, in recognizing and giving a voice to the myriad challenges that this population has endured and overcome,鈥 says Quillin.

Past disAbility Awareness Month entertainers and speakers have included Bruce Jenner, Josh Sundquist, Travis Roy, Anita Hollander and Josh Blue.

鈥淲e have not had a deaf actress or speaker of Ms. Matlin鈥檚 caliber serve as a keynote speaker for this event,鈥 says Quillin. 鈥淲e are very excited, and exceptionally privileged, to be able to bring her to campus and have her speak to the university community.鈥

For more information about the event, please contact Quillin at aquillin@kent.edu or call 330-672-3391. 

POSTED: Monday, October 1, 2012 12:00 AM
Updated: Saturday, December 3, 2022 01:02 AM
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