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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 mass transit that isn’t accessible, are all just examples of why it’s important to look at climate solutions and practices through an inclusive 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 us create solutions.

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.

This program is free, thanks to the generosity of the Lowell Institute.

Featuring

Perkins School for the Blind helps children with disabilities find their place in the world. Based outside of Boston, Perkins has been, for 200 years, the global leader in educating both children with disabilities and special education teachers.

Kris Bayne has been an educator in Massachusetts for 20 years. During this time, she has worked with students on special education plans, focusing on supporting them in math and science. She came to Perkins School for the Blind in 2021 to teach Science to secondary students.

Professor Michael Ashley Stein is the cofounder and executive director of the Harvard Law School Project on Disability, and a visiting professor at Harvard Law School since 2005. Considered one of the world’s leading experts on disability law and policy, Dr. Stein participated in the drafting of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; works with disabled peoples’ organizations and non-governmental organizations around the world; actively consults with governments on their disability laws and policies; advises an array of UN bodies and national human rights institutions; and has brought landmark disability rights litigation globally.

Dr. Stein teaches at Harvard Law School, Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and Harvard Medical School; holds an Extraordinary Professorship at the University of Pretoria’s Centre for Human Rights; and is a visiting professor at the Free University of Amsterdam’s Athena Institute. He earned a JD from Harvard Law School (becoming the first known person with a disability to be a member of the Harvard Law Review), and a PhD from Cambridge University (full tuition and stipend via a W.M. Tapp Studentship). Professor Stein was appointed by President Obama to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council.

Kristen McCosh is the Disability Commissioner and ADA Title II Coordinator for the City of Boston. In this role, she leads the City’s collective efforts to ensure access, inclusion, and non-discrimination on the basis of disability, so that all disabled residents and visitors have an equal opportunity to participate fully in everything that Boston has to offer.

Valerie Novack is a dedicated policy researcher focusing on inclusive infrastructure, emergency management, and disability rights. With experience at local, state, and federal levels, she has played a key role in shaping policies that ensure equitable access to public spaces, transportation, and disaster preparedness for people with disabilities.

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