This Accessibility Cafe session is the second event connected to Dr. Rheanna Robinson’s Accessibility First talk, Decolonizing Disability.

How might teaching, learning, and student support change when accessibility is grounded in relationship rather than accommodation alone? This gathering invites educators, students, staff, and community members to explore how Indigenous knowledges can inform more inclusive, relational, and justice-oriented approaches to accessibility in higher education. Together, participants will reflect on the Four R’s - Respect, Relevance, Reciprocity, and Responsibility - and consider how these principles can shape their roles and practices at Queen’s.

The session will also focus on institutional change and responsibility, with attention to different levels of influence and accountability: individual, unit/department, and institution.

The Café is open to all members of the Queen’s community and will be offered in-person and through MS Teams.

Accessibility Cafés are informal, discussion-based gatherings hosted by the Human Rights and Equity Office (HREO).

Each Café is designed to extend and deepen the conversations sparked by the Accessibility First Speaker Series. These sessions invite members of the Queen’s community to reflect on the themes of each Speaker Series event, engage with shared resources, and explore how those ideas can be applied within the Queen’s context