Disabled/Mislabled Documentary by Director Jean Antoine-Dunne
NODES 19/Dec/2019 Symposium VIDEOS
The symposium entitled: The T&T National Policy on Persons with Disabilities: What Now? Where Now?
Speakers were:
Senator Paul Richards
Mr Glen Niles, Founder and Chairperson of the Down Syndrome Family Network
Mrs Ria Mohammed Davidson, Attorney at Law
Mrs Nicole Cowie, Mental Health and Disability Activist
DATE OF SYMPOSIUM: 19th December 2019
Place: CLL The University of the West Indies, St Augustine
UWI’s Centre for Language and Learning (CLL)
NODES 19/Dec/2019 Symposium Video Playlist
#1 NODES 19/Dec/2019 Symposium. Dr Jacqueline Huggins Chairperson – Introduction
#2 NODES 19/Dec/2019 Symposium. Prof Paula Morgan Introduces Speakers. Senator Paul Richards 1st Speaker
#3 NODES 19/Dec/2019 Symposium. Mr Glen Niles, Founder & Chairperson of Down Syndrome Family Network
#4 NODES 19/Dec/2019 Symposium. Mrs Ria Mohammed Davidson, Attorney at Law
#5 NODES 19/Dec/2019 Symposium. Mrs Nicole Cowie, Mental Health and Disability Activist
#6 NODES 19/Dec/2019 Symposium. 1st Q & A
#7 NODES 19/Dec/2019 Symposium. 2nd Q & A
The UWI Network and Outreach for Disability Education and Sensitisation (NODES) and the Disability Studies Unit (DSU) of The UWI St. Augustine hosted its inaugural international conference under the theme “Towards Social Integration: Rights, Roles, Recognition of Persons with Disabilities” on April 23 and 24, 2015 at the Learning Resource Centre, The UWI St. Augustine.
The two-day conference, chaired by Dr. Jean Antoine-Dunne – Senior Lecturer Literatures in English in the Department of Literary, Cultural and Communication Studies, addressed and provided information on how to assist persons with disabilities through a series of panel presentations, workshops and roundtable discussions. The conference ended with a Closing Ceremony featuring the film “Dis Abled Mis Labled” followed by a reception by Pro Vice-Chancellor and Campus Principal, Professor Clement Sankat.
NODES 23rd and 24th April, 2015 Conference Video Playlist
#1 Keynote Speech 1 Eileen Dunne
#2 Keynote Speech 2 Professor Gerard Hutchinson
#3 Keynote Speech 3 Professor Beth Harry
#4 Round Table on Social Integration
#5 Round Table Day 2
Rights and Activism in the Wake of Trinidad and Tobago’s Ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 23 April 2016
NODES 23rd April, 2016 Conference Video Playlist
#1 Independent Senator Paul Richards Keynote Address (Part 1)
#2 Independent Senator Paul Richards Keynote Address (Part 2)
#3 Independent Senator Paul Richards Keynote Address (Part 3)
#4 Panel 1 – Equality, the law and Human Rights (Part 1)
#5 Panel 1 – Equality, the law and Human Rights (Part 2)
#6 Panel 1 – Equality and Non-discrimination (Article 5) (Part 1)
#7 Panel 1 – Equality and Non-discrimination (Article 5) (Part 2)
#8 Panel 1 – Questions and Answers
#9 Panel 2 Topic: Inclusion and Respect for Diversity and Difference
#10 Panel 2 – Right to live in the community (Article 19) & Sports and Inclusion
#11 Panel 2 – Education
#12 Panel 2 – Education and Inclusion
#13 Panel 2 – Questions and Answers
#14 Panel 3 Topic: Accessibility and Equality (Part 1)
#15 Panel 3 Topic: Accessibility and Equality (Part 2)
#16 Panel 3 Topic: Accessibility and Equality (Part 3)
#17 Panel 3 Topic: Accessibility and Equality (Part 4)
#18 Panel 3 – Questions and Answers (Part 1)
#19 Panel 3 – Questions and Answers (Part 2)
#20 Panel 3 – Questions and Answers (Part 3)