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MEDIA CONTACT: Aimee Lewis aimee.lewis@rochester.edu
585.275.0777 or Sharon Dickman sdickman@rochester.edu
585.275.4128
April 3, 2006
EVENT: Networking and film-showing from the Museum of disABILITY
TIME, DATE, AND PLACE: 5 to 8 p.m. Monday, April 17, in Hubbell Auditorium of Hutchison Hall on the University of Rochester's River Campus
ADMISSION: Free and open to the public
Come for an evening of networking, information sharing, and refreshments with Douglas A. Platt, project coordinator from People, Inc. of Buffalo. He'll display and speak about the Museum of disABILITY history traveling exhibit. At 6:30 p.m., Platt will present Tomorrow's Children, a film on the issue of eugenics in the 1930s. Hors d'oeuvres and discussion will follow.
The program is sponsored by the University of Rochester Disability Cluster, the Margaret Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development, and the Midwest Consortium on Quality Inclusive Schooling. Stop at the Visitors Information Booth on Wilson Boulevard for directions to free parking.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact (585) 275-9125 for accommodations.
About the University of Rochester
The University of Rochester (www.rochester.edu) is one of the nation's leading private universities. Located in Rochester, N.Y., the University gives students exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary study and close collaboration with faculty through its unique cluster-based curriculum. Its College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering is complemented by the Eastman School of Music, Simon School of Business, Warner School of Education, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, and the Memorial Art Gallery.
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