/ Fireside Chat with Disability Rights Advocate Emily Ladau and GW Student Peyton Wilson

Fireside Chat with Disability Rights Advocate Emily Ladau and GW Student Peyton Wilson

December 7, 2021
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm

Join Emily Ladau, disability rights advocate and author of the recent book Demystifying Disability, and GW student Peyton Wilson for a conversation about disability in higher education — identity and intersectionality, ableism, and the need to create more inclusive environments.

This event is co-sponsored by the GSEHD Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiative and the GW University Seminar: Celebrating Disability as Diversity.

Emily Ladau is a white woman who is wearing glasses and has curly brown hair pulled back halfway, with the rest framing her face. She is wearing a black dress dotted with red flowers and green leaves. She is sitting in a power wheelchair, facing the camera, and smiling. One of her hands is resting in her lap and the other hand is resting on the joystick of her wheelchair, turned so that a tattoo of a peacock feather is visible on her inner arm.

Emily Ladau

Emily Ladau is a disability rights activist, writer, storyteller, and digital communications consultant. She is the editor in chief of the Rooted in Rights blog, co-host of “The Accessible Stall” podcast, and author of Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to be an Ally.

A headshot of Peyton Wilson who is a black woman wearing glasses and has shoulder-length black hair. She is wearing a black and white checkered blazer over a white turtleneck shirt and smiling.

Peyton Wilson

Peyton Wilson is an undergraduate student, a POSSE Scholar, and Founder of The Black Knowledge Coalition. She is majoring in political communication in GW’s School of Media and Public Affairs and will graduate with the Class of 2022.

CART and ASL interpreting will be provided.

Should you require an accommodation to ensure the event is fully accessible to you, please indicate at registration or contact Dr. Elisabeth Kutscher at ekutscher@gwu.edu at least two days prior to the event.

The first 10 GW students to register will receive a copy of Emily’s book, Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to Be an Ally. Please register using your @gwmail email address so we can confirm your student status. Books can be picked up on the Foggy Bottom campus or mailed to a given address.