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“Our Shared Future: Centering Disability Stories” A Community Conversation Series
Tue, Mar 03
|Leland Township Library
The Leland Township Public Library invites the community to participate in Our Shared Future: Centering Disability Stories, a five-part community conversation series designed to deepen understanding of disability history, culture, justice, and allyship while building a more accessible and equitable
Time & Location
Mar 03, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Leland Township Library, 203 Cedar St E, Leland, MI 49654, USA
About the Event
The Leland Township Public Library invites the community to participate in Our Shared Future: Centering Disability Stories, a five-part community conversation series designed to deepen understanding of disability history, culture, justice, and allyship while building a more accessible and equitable community for all.
Hosted by Derenda Lefevre of Open Your Eyes To Access (OYETA), the series begins February 3 and will take place monthly from 3:30–5:30 PM at the Leland Township Public Library, 203 E. Cedar St., Leland.
February 3 – Your Lens on Disability. At this first conversation, participants will establish gathering agreements, begin building relationships, and be introduced to the learning arc for the series. Attendees will explore their individual lens on disability and learn from a disability activist.
March 3 – Grounding in History. The second session dives into our complicated history with disability, including poor laws, institutionalization, “ugly laws,” eugenics, and the object of normality. Participants will explore how these…