DREAM Events and Activities From the National DREAM Board

DREAM Chapters and Affiliates may host other online activities and events that are open to the public --
DREAM assists them in advertising their events to a national audience.
​The list below only includes things planned by the national DREAM Student Board.
Picture of a group of people standing and kneeling in front of a large screen showing a smiling Black woman. Everyone in the group is wearing masks.
College of the Holy Cross DREAM Group Event Post-COVID with Author Keah Brown

DREAM & NCCSD Activities and Events

​“What to Do When Accommodations Aren’t Accessible" Webinar

  • Tuesday, April 21st, 2026
  • 3:00 PM Pacific Time
For many disabled students, getting accommodations approved—or receiving accommodations that truly meet their needs—can be a challenging and frustrating process. This webinar will explore common barriers students encounter when requesting accommodations and navigating disability services. Participants will discuss strategies for self-advocacy, communicating needs effectively, and seeking solutions when accommodations are delayed, denied, or inadequate. The session will also highlight ways to navigate these systems while working toward meaningful access.

Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/4zxzYr4bSoqHDqPkxTKcTQ 
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Disability Justice Researchers Panel
  • April 27, 2026
  • 1:00 PM Pacific Time
Join DREAM for a virtual panel featuring disability justice researchers whose work centers community, access, and transformative change. Panelists will share insights from their research, reflect on the role of disability justice in academic spaces, and discuss how scholarship can support collective liberation. Panelists: Julia Rose Karpicz, Annemarie Vaccaro, and Andrew Marcum.
This event is open to students, scholars, and community members interested in disability studies, research, and advocacy.
Register here:​ 
​https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/_LnEAaE3SFq2IEEXAwvL8w 

Disability Graduation
  • May 6th
  • 3 pm Pacific Time
Come celebrate and honor disabled students and their accomplishments! Hear brief speeches from Dr. Wendy Harbour, the founder of DREAM, and Olivia Linus, a DREAM board member. Graduates will be invited to be featured in the ceremony slideshow. Together, we celebrate not only academic milestones, but the diverse ways disabled students have navigated and transformed their educational journeys.
Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/82AWc5dMQSOLrxpNIWX-Mw 
 
Finals Week Coworking Session
  • May 7th and 12th
  • 1 pm to 3 pm Pacific Time
Join DREAM for a supportive body-doubling coworking session! Body-doubling is the practice of working alongside others to boost focus, motivation, and accountability. This session offers a low-pressure, accessible space to get things done in community. Whether you're finishing academic work, writing, planning, or tackling life tasks, you’re welcome to drop in and work in community. Feel free to stay for the full session or join for as long as you need.
Register for May 7th: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/ml4CSskWRBSJhwGMXBtDCA 
Register for May 12th: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/h4ChYP8oSEWczuN2C33V2A

​Documentary Discussion with the Director of All Riders
  • Sunday, July 19
  • 4 pm - 6 pm Pacific Time
For this Special Virtual Documentary Night, in honor of Disability Pride Month, we are meeting to talk about the documentary, All Riders. The subway makes New York City tick, but getting around is a constant battle for disabled New orkers. Director Victor Dias Rodrigues will be joining us for a special guest Q&A! **Please remember to watch the film on your own before joining the event**

Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/special-virtual-documentary-night-tickets-1977317652326

Connect with DREAM


Examples of Past DREAM Activities

  • Deaf President Now! Film Screening and Discussion
  • Mindful Tea Tasting with Kate Costello
  • ​Labyrinth Workshop with Dr. Wendy Harbour
  • DREAM Spring Town Hall 2026: The DREAM Town Hall is an opportunity for disabled students, educators, advocates, and community members to come together to share updates, reflect on our collective work, and engage in open conversation about DREAM’s priorities and future direction. Your voice and presence matter, and we hope you’ll join us.
  • Webinar: Options and Resources for Dealing with Disability Accommodation Concerns: This webinar brings together experts and student advocates to explore what to do when accommodation requests are delayed, denied, or ineffective. 
  • Midterms and Finals Week Coworking Session: Body-doubling is the practice of working alongside others to boost focus, motivation, and accountability. 
  • DREAM Fall Town Hall: DREAM invites chapters, affiliates, and students interested in starting disability student groups to join our Fall Town Hall!
    This event is an opportunity to connect with fellow student leaders across the country. Share experiences, challenges, and successes. ​Learn strategies for building sustainable disability culture and advocacy on campus. ​Strengthen the DREAM network and grow your student group.
  • Disability Cultural Centers' Student Activism: Join DREAM for an interactive panel featuring student leaders from campus disability cultural centers! Together, we’ll explore how students grow as leaders, advocate for campus improvements, and create networking and connections in their communities. This is an exciting opportunity to learn from peers, share strategies, and discuss ways to elevate the impact of disabled students on campuses and beyond.
  • Community Documentary Night: Without Pity
  • Community Documentary Night: Change, Not Charity
  • Intersectionality in Disability: A Panel of Diverse Voices
  • DREAM Community Film Screening & Gathering: Ride Ahead with the Directors
  • Teaching Disability History with EasterSeals Massachusetts: An engaging and interactive event on disability history, presented in collaboration with EasterSeals Massachusetts. This session offered an educational exploration of key moments, figures, and movements in disability history while encouraging active participation and discussion.
  • DREAM Community Film Screening & Gathering: Unseen
  • DREAM Community Film Screening & Gathering: Inside Out 2
  • Panel Discussion: Gilman International Fellowship AlumniGilman Fellowship Alumni
  • Panel Discussion: Disabled Graduates on Careers, Access and Advocacy
  • Disability Visibility Bimonthly Book Club.​
  • Graduate and Undergraduate Chats: Students meet to talk about their experiences as graduate students studying disability and/or being a disabled graduate student. 
  • ​DREAM Author Talks: Disability, Empowerment, and Change: Offers an opportunity to learn more about ​authors, their ideas, and their work in a discussion format with time for questions. On December 7th 2023 we heard from Julie Minich, author of Radical Health: Unwellness, Care and Latinx Expressive Culture. Dr. Katherine Aquino of Johns Hopkins University was the Moderator. Link to YouTube.
  • Disability History Game Night: DREAM had a fun interactive event on November 9th, 2023 where everyone played games while learning about disability history.  This activity was offered in partnership with Easter Seals, Massachusetts. Link to Youtube.
  • College Transition Series: Author Elizabeth Hamblet offered a four-part series in Fall 2023 on transition to college for students, their families, K-12 educators and other professionals. Much of the content that she presented is available on her site: LDAVISORY.COM
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  • ​"Crip Camp" Netflix Watch Party: In 2019, DREAM hosted a Netflix Watch Party for the film "Crip Camp," about a group of kids with disabilities who met at a segregated camp for disabled kids.  The movie follows the children as they grow up to become disability activists who created major legal, societal, and cultural changes related to disability.
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  • Disabled & Proud Conferences: DREAM held two in-person Disabled & Proud conferences for students with disabilities in 2011 and 2014.  In 2018, DREAM held its first Disabled & Proud online conference. The conferences were modeled after the first Disabled & Proud conference in 1999, hosted by the world's first Disability Cultural Center at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.   Their purpose was, according to the Board, to help disabled students network and build community, and to help students learn ways to create change on their campuses.

  • #LowOnSpoons Week: In 2020, as many campuses switched to remote learning during early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, DREAM brought students together to talk about being Low on Spoons (which means low on resources, time, energy, etc.) and how to recharge and care for each other.  Click here to see information about #LowOnSpoons Week.

  • Mentoring: ​DREAM has had mentoring projects almost every semester since it started in 2011.  DREAM had group mentoring in the Spring of 2023, and we're currently figuring out which kind of mentoring the Board wants in 2024. Click here to learn more about mentoring and DREAM.

  • #TeachDisabilityHistory: In 2021, DREAM hosted a panel discussion about the importance of children and adults learning history, and panelists discussed how knowing (or not knowing) disability history affected them and their ability to advocate for themselves.  Click here to learn more about #TeachDisabilityHistory
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