Welcome to the second day of the ASAN Gala! We’re so glad you decided to join us for today’s activities. Make sure to use the hashtag #ASANGala if you decide to livetweet, so you can share your thoughts with the other participants.

Here’s the schedule for today:

Thursday, November 18

3:00PM to 4:30PM – Panel 1: Racial Disparities in Public Health [[link removed]]

Current systems have failed to serve people and communities of color in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Those same systems have barred people of color, especially disabled people of color, from getting accessible health care. In this panel, three public health experts will discuss how racial disparities affect public health. The event will be held live on Zoom, but will also be streamed to YouTube. The event will remain on our YouTube channel after the event.
Panelists: Shivangi Agrawal, Héctor Manuel Ramírez, Ryan Easterly
Moderator: Greg Robinson

5:00PM – Film Screening [[link removed]]

Join us to watch This is Not About Me ! You’ll be able to play and pause the video on your own, but we’ll start watching at 5pm. Feel free to join the discussion on Twitter and Facebook using the #ASANGala hashtag! The film is available for viewing until 9pm.

* This is Not About Me [[link removed]], a documentary film tells the story of Autism Campus Inclusion alum Jordyn Zimmerman. The run-time is 56 minutes. This documentary includes conversations about and references to restraint and topics such as ableist discrimination and harassment. ASAN is excited to share this film with you! Make sure to use the password ASANGALA2021.

This is Not About Me has subtitles.

7:00PM–8:30PM Panel 2: Centering AAC Users in Film [[link removed]]

It’s essential that we center non-speaking autistic people in autistic narratives. In this panel, five autistic AAC users involved in filmmaking discuss the impact of AAC users telling their own stories and the consequences of excluding AAC users in work about their lives. They also talk about representing multiply-marginalized AAC users in film. This panel is pre-recorded and will stream on Youtube only. The event will remain on our YouTube channel after the event.
Panelists: Marrok Sedgwick, DJ Savarese, Huan Vuong, Isaiah Tien Grewal, Jordyn Zimmerman
Moderator: Donnie Denome

Check out our program [[link removed]] for more information about these events and the rest of the gala!


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