Shadow Girl Film Screening and Q&A, in acknowledgement of International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2017
In acknowledgement of the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the Centre for Human Rights, Equity and Inclusion invites you on Thursday, November 30th, 2017 to a screening of Shadow Girl. In focusing on resilience and disability, the documentary chronicles the journey of filmmaker Maria Teresa Larraín as she suddenly loses her sight while editing her last film. She will be joining us for the film screening and Q/A to follow.
The film screening will be held from 11:00am to 1:30pm in the Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Building, room 1014. There is no registration required.
This event will have;
- Flat room entry
- Closed-captioning for film
- All gendered washrooms located on the second floor (elevator access to the second floor)
- Accessible washrooms located on the first floor
- Please come fragrance free. (If you are searching for some tips on how to do so, visit http://www.brownstargirl.org/blog/fragrance-free-femme-of-colour-realness-draft-15)
- Note Taking/CART services will be available.
We would like to thank our partners including the Faculty of Health, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies: School of Social Work and the Enable York Committee.
Shadow Girl event poster (image description below) CLICK HERE to download the event poster.
Image description: The words “Centre for Human Rights, Equity, and Inclusion. Centre pour les droits de la personne, l’equité , et de l'inclusion" written in white over a red header background at the top. Then below, the words “respect, equity, diversity, and inclusion,” written in white over a black background. Then, midway through the left side of the page, text “In acknowledgment of the Internal Day of Persons with Disabilities” with a red line underneath. Below the red line, an icon of a projector beside text “Shadow Girl: film screening and Q&A with the director, Maria Teresa Larraín.” Underneath, a location symbol with text beside it “Room 1014 Victor Philip Dahdahleh building.” Underneath, the closed caption symbol with text beside it “This screening will be closed captioned. A version with audio description is forthcoming. Visit www.shadowgirlfilm.com” Some space, then more text “To request accommodation, contact Josephine Tcheng at jtcheng@yorku.ca. This poster is available in alternate accessible formats upon request.
