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Listen Up!: A Joint Austro-Bulgarian FOLD Symposium

A half-day symposium on disability and inclusion in the United States, Austria, and Bulgaria.

By Bailey Fernandez

Date and time

Friday, June 14 · 12:45 - 6:45pm CEST

Location

Johannes Kepler University Linz Management Center Lecture Hall 15

69 Altenberger Straße 4040 Linz Austria

Agenda

12:45 PM - 1:15 PM

Opening Remarks

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM

Keynote Speech by Barbara Levc (Uniability)

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM

Coffee Break

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Panel on Inclusive Design in Education and Work


Moderated by Margaret Grobelna (Zero Project International). The panelists will consist of Andrea Petz (ATHENA Project at Johannes Kepler University Linz), Ivelina Gadzheva (DesignForAll Bulgaria), a...

3:15 PM - 3:45 PM

Keynote Speech by Ashod Derandonyan (deaf.BG)

3:45 PM - 4:00 PM

Closing Remarks

4:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Reception

About this event

  • 6 hours

The 2nd FOLD (Fulbrighters of the Last Decades) Symposium Listen Up!: A Joint Austro-Bulgarian FOLD Symposium for Disability, Inclusion, and Fulbrighters of the Last Decades will take place on the 14th of June 2024 from 12:45-6:45 PM at Lecture Hall 15 of the Management Center of the Johannes Kepler University Linz. The event will focus on facilitating international collaboration between American, Austrian, and Bulgarian stakeholders in the disability and assistive technology sectors.

Keynote speeches will be given by Ashod Derandonyan (deaf.BG) and Barbara Levc (Unability/Zentrum Integriert Studieren at the University of Graz). In addition, there will be a panel moderated by Margaret Grobelna (Zero Project International) featuring Andrea Petz (ATHENA Project at Johannes Kepler University Linz), Ivelina Gadzehva (DesignForAll Bulgaria), and Fiona Grugan (Gallaudet University).

The event is made possible by financial support from Fulbright Austria´s FOLD initiative, Fulbright Bulgaria, and the Civic Engagement Office at Central European University.

Accessibility Details at the Venue


Students with Disabilities / Chronic Illness | JKU Linz

A barrier-free restoom can be found on both the Ground Floor and the Second Floor of the Management Center

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