BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Ocean County Library X-WR-CALNAME:Ocean County Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:04cc231e-0b71-4278-95c6-9fb84cc1836e SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260727T235616Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241015T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241015T193000 SUMMARY:Disabilities Then\, Disabilities Now LOCATION:Lacey Branch\nLacey Branch X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Lacey Branch;X-APPLE-RADIU S=10;X-TITLE=Lacey Branch:geo:39.8393936,-74.190096 GEO:39.8393936;-74.190096 DESCRIPTION:What was it like to be disabled before the era of curb cuts an d accessible restrooms? Nicole Belolan details the history of disability i n America. Program sponsored by Kearny Bank Foundation grant..\nhttps://th eoceancountylibrary.libnet.info/event/11204336 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

 \;What was it like to be disabled bef ore the era of curb cuts and accessible restrooms? Through an exploration of original artifacts from scholar Nicole Belolan's collection\, participa nts will discuss what it was like to be disabled in the eighteenth and nin eteenth centuries. This session will increase awareness of disability hist ory and disability justice and activism in America today. \; Program i n honor of Diversability Month. Please register.

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Program sponsored by the Kearny Bank Foundation grant.

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Nicole Belolan is a consulti ng public historian and independent scholar based in South Jersey. She reg ularly conducts workshops about access and inclusion for people with disab ilities in public history and humanities settings. Belolan&rsquo\;s schola rship has appeared in venues ranging from Winterthur Portfolio to The Incl usive Historian&rsquo\;s Handbook. She teaches as an adjunct periodically and is on the Board of the Disability History Association.

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