The Lynn Rose Fund was established to support the ongoing needs of the Center that are not otherwise funded. Dr. Lynn Rose is Director of Disability Studies at CGDS. The fund has supported travel expenses and translation services, among other activities.
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On 21 November 2021, CGDS presented information on the gender spectrum for a group of about 25 medical students. Dr. Lynn Rose, CGDS Director of Research and Disability Studies, spoke about various aspects of gender identity. The webinar, on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, also featured Ms. Sawen...
On 22 November, Dr. Lynn Rose, CGDS Director of Research and Disability Studies, presented “The Rights of Special Education Students” at the conference “For a Comprehensive Education.” The conference was hosted by the Halabja Disabled Organization (HDO) and funded by fida, a Finnish NGO that supports community development....
On 17 November, 2021, Dr. Choman Hardi facilitated a poetry workshop for women in Sulaimani as part of a conference on gender and the use of arts-based methods to understand conflict, prevent violence, and build peace. She also gave a poetry reading on 18 November, the last day of the...
On 12 November 2021, Dr. Shakir, AUIS Instructor in English and Social Sciences and the spring 2021 CGDS Jan Warner Visiting Scholar, and Dr. Lynn Rose, CGDS Director of Research and Disability Studies, presented a panel session on disability and diversity at the 6 th World Disability and...
“Same Blood Same Bone Same Life’: Disability Advocacy in Mogadishu” appears in the fall 2021 Disability History Association News. Dr. Lynn, CGDS Director of Research and Disability Studies, traveled to Mogadishu, Somalia, in March 2021, and met with three disability advocacy organizations there. CGDS is an institutional member of the...
