Soft Skills Series - Equity & Inclusion: Diane Wiener, M.S.W., Ph.D.

Syracuse University Gradcast

We talk about equity and inclusion with Diane R. Wiener, M.S.W., Ph.D. (Pronouns: she/they/Diane), Research Professor and Associate Director of Interdisciplinary Programs and Outreach at the Burton Blatt Institute and College of Law at Syracuse University.

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Resources:

Sins Invalid: https://www.sinsinvalid.org

Wordgathering: A Journal of Disability Poetry and Literature: https://www.wordgathering.com

Wiener, D. R. (2021, August). Dis/Ability and Critical Cultural Studies. In Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Communication. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Wiener, D. R. (2020, June). Rev. of Disability Visibility: First Person Stories from the 21st Century, edited by Alice Wong (Vintage Books, 2020). In Wordgathering: A Journal of Disability Poetry and Literature, 14(2).

Wiener, D. R. (2018, December). Rev. of Resistance and Hope: Essays by Disabled People: Crip Wisdom for the People, edited by Alice Wong (Disability Visibility Project, 2018). In Wordgathering: A Journal of Disability Poetry and Literature, 12(4).

Penner, P., & Wiener, D. R. (2018). Language Guide – Disability Cultural Center (2018 edition). Syracuse: Syracuse University Disability Cultural Center.

Pollack, K., & Wiener, D. (2018). A Guide to Planning Inclusive Events, Seminars, and Activities at Syracuse University (2018 edition). Syracuse: Syracuse University Disability Cultural Center.

Wiener, D. R., & Harris, J. (2017, 28 Feb.). On fortune cookies, neurodiversity, and accessibility. Huffington Post.

Wiener, D. R. (2016, 21 Nov.). Intersectional politics and accessibility. Huffington Post.

Wiener, D. R., & Hsu, M. (2016, 6 Sept.). Disability rights and the Sagamihara 19: A dialogue with Mizuki Hsu. Huffington Post.

Wiener, D. R. (2016, 23 June). ‘Suck it, bipeds’: Finding Dory’s disability narratives. Huffington Post.

Wiener, D. R. (2016, 25 May). On mad advantage: A letter to ‘the normals’ (and to the rest of us). Huffington Post.