November 8, 2024
Harvard Law School Project on Disability
Friday, November 8, 2024, 7:00 p.m.
Boston Museum of Science
Climate Change Is a Disability Issue
Join HPOD's Executive Director, Professor Michael Ashley Stein, at the Boston Museum of Science on November 8th at 7pm, as he moderates a conversation about the intersections of disability rights and climate change.
Climate change is a disability issue. Air quality and extreme heat, combined with evacuation challenges posed by extreme weather, green zones that exclude economically disadvantaged people, and inaccessible mass transit systems, are all just examples of why it's important to look at climate solutions and practices through a disability inclusion lens.
Find out how end-to-end disability inclusivity — from engaging students with disabilities in STEM education, creating STEM employment opportunities for people with disabilities, and involving them in policy solutions — can help create solutions that benefit persons with and without disabilities alike.
Hosted by Perkins School for the Blind, in partnership with the Museum's Centers for Public Science Learning, this evening of conversation will illuminate how to advance disability-inclusive climate practices, for environmentalists of all ages and roles, at the intersection of disability education and climate policy.
Panelists
- Kris Bayne, Secondary STEM Teacher, Perkins School for the Blind
- Kristen McCosh, City of Boston Disability Commissioner
- Valerie Novack, disability and climate researcher
