Disability Studies and Action Collaborative

Disability Culture, Scholarship, and Community

ICDS Scholars Week

ICDS Scholars Week

The ICDS will once again be hosting events and programs for WWU Scholars Week. Scholars Week 2024 will take place May 13th – 17th. 

ICDS Keynote Presentation

We will be hosting a digital keynote presentation to kick off scholars week. An announcement about specific dates and speaker details will be coming by the end of March.

Scholars Week Events for Students

The Institute for Critical Disability Studies is hosting its first ever WWU Scholars Week events for students. We are so excited to show off all of the amazing work that has been happening in our DISA courses, our electives hosted around the university, and beyond! 

Any student is invited to participate, though we will give special priority to students from the Critical Disability Studies minor. We will have two features for this year’s Scholars Week.

ICDS Digital Student Archive

We are launching a new digital platform to archive the work our students do every year. Submissions can be in any form and any length, including essays, reports, posters, videos, audio recordings, and websites. These pieces will live on this public archive where others can enjoy them into the future. This work does not have to be just from the previous year. All work is welcome.

ICDS Scholars Week Panel

We will hold a hybrid online and in-person event during Scholars Week (May 13-17). The specific date has not yet been decided (coming soon). We will ask everyone who participates to give a 5-10 minute presentation. You can either read your work aloud or show a pre-recorded video. If you have other kinds of work you want to share, such as if you want to display visual art or you want to stage a performance, just let us know in the form below. Note that we are prioritizing work that was completed in the last year, so Spring 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2023, or Winter 2024. 

Want to Join In?

The ICDS Scholars Week Committee is accepting submissions until April 15th, 2024 at 11:59pm using the form below. If you would like to secure your place on the Scholars Week Panel early, you can submit by the early priority deadline of March 15th, 2024 at 11:59pm. Student Panel presenters who submit by the early deadline can also receive coaching and feedback from the committee. 

ICDS Scholars Week Student Submission Form

ICDS Scholars Week Student Submission Form

Use this form to submit your work to be included in the ICDS Digital Student Archive and/or to apply to present your work live at the 2024 Scholars Week Student Panel.

Apply by March 15th at 11:59pm for Student Panel presenters to get an early decision and to request coaching. Final deadline for submissions is 11:59pm on April 15th.

I would like to submit my work...
We need your permission in order to include your submission in the ICDS Digital Student Archive. Your work will appear along with your full name (unless you indicate in the comments box below that you would like us to use another name). Permission can be revoked at any time and work will be removed from the archive.
We are offering the opportunity for students interested in presenting at the ICDS Scholars Week Student Panel to have a one-on-one coaching and feedback session. This opportunity is only open to students who submit their work by the March 15th early submission deadline.

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