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Disability justice
Persons with disability make up at least 15 percent of the global population, yet disability justice is an underdeveloped area of theological ethics, according to School of Theology and Ministry Professor of Moral Theology Mary Jo Iozzio, author of the … Continue reading
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Mickey Rowe: Fearlessly different
Boston College’s DeVoy Perspectives on Theatre Series will present a conversation with groundbreaking performer Mickey Rowe on October 4 beginning at 7 p.m. The event, free and open to the public, will take place at the Robsham Theater Arts Center. … Continue reading
Rescue and Jessica
In their new children’s picture book, Rescue and Jessica: A Life-Changing Friendship (Candlewick, 2018), authors Jessica Kensky and Patrick Downes (a Boston College alumnus) share an inspiring story of a girl and her service dog. Rescue thought he’d grow up … Continue reading
After Everest
After Erik Weihenmayer became the first blind person to summit Mount Everest, his expedition leader said to him: “Don’t make Everest the greatest thing you ever do.” Weihenmayer, a member of the BC Class of 1991, has gone on to lead expeditions … Continue reading
Disability bioethics
Rosemarie Garland-Thomson, co-director of the Disability Studies Initiative at Emory University, will present “Disability Bioethics: Toward Theory and Practice” on Nov. 3 at 7 p.m. in the Murray Room of Yawkey Center. Garland-Thomson, who is a professor of English at … Continue reading
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