The scene is a city during the fall. Yellow and red leaves are on trees and shrubs to the right and buildings, street-parked cars, and street traffic signs are to the left. Slightly off center a group of three people walk or wheel down a sidewalk away from the camera with their heads turned towards each other in conversation. One person wears a dark suit and has light blonde or gray hair. Another person appears young with reddish short hair and a green shirt. In between these two people who are walking is a person in a power wheelchair with short light brown hair.
Two college students and their mentor walk and wheel down a sidewalk in Syracuse during fall. Copyright Syracuse University

DREAM Mentor Monday Online Sessions

For the 2018-19 season, most Mentor Monday webinars will be held the first Monday of the month from 3-4:30 p.m. PT / 6-7:30 p.m. ET.

This opportunity is only open to undergraduate and graduate students with disabilities, and is limited to 90 registrants.

All Mentor Monday sessions are live captioned and recorded on the Zoom video conferencing platform.

Access recordings, transcripts, and slide decks from 2017-18 sessions!
​Access recordings, transcripts, and slide decks from 2016-17 sessions!

Follow us on Twitter @DREAMdisability and #DREAMMentorMonday!

2018-19 DREAM Mentor Monday Sessions

March 4, 2019
3-4:30 p.m. PT / 6-7:30 p.m. ET
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Access the World! Advancing Your Goals through International Exchange
with Ashley Holben, Mobility International USA
and Stephanie Collins, Human Rights Watch; Critical Language Scholarship Alum (China ’15)

Registration: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/33HTWKH

PowerPoint Slides

More than ever, students with disabilities are taking advantage of the same opportunities abroad that non-disabled students pursue, gaining personal and professional skills in the process. And they’re not just sticking to the traditional destinations! Students with diverse types of disabilities have taken Hindi lessons in India; conducted thesis research in Trinidad; interned abroad in South Africa. During this webinar, an international exchange alum with a disability will reflect on her study and intern abroad experiences in China and England. A representative from a non-profit organization will describe resources for exploring international opportunities and planning for disability access.
​April 1, 2019
3-4:30 p.m. PT / 6-7:30 p.m. ET

Emerging Disability Cultural Centers: A Panel of Student Leaders
with Toni Saia, Arizona State University; Zoie Sheets, liz thomson, and Nell Konieczny, University of Chicago-Illinois; and Megan Zahneis, University of Miami in Ohio

Registration: ​https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/36WGX3N
May 6, 2019
3-4:30 p.m. PT / 6-7:30 p.m. ET
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Activism and Self-Care
with Naomi Ortiz, Writer, Artist, Activist, and Author of Sustaining Spirit: Self-Care for Social Justice

Registration: ​https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/G23PMMV
Headshot of Naomi Ortiz, a Metiza (indigenous / Latina / white). She is wearing a navy-and-white patterned bandana, a purple shirt, and silver hoop earrings. With shrubs and plants of a southwest desert landscape behind her, Naomi smiles, squinting as she looks off to the side.
Naomi Ortiz
​February 4, 2019
noon-1:30 p.m. PT / 3-4:30 p.m. ET

​We All Have Stories to Tell
​with Keah Brown, author of The Pretty One

PowerPoint Slides
Captioned Video Recording (Vimeo)
Transcript (RTF)

Keah Brown—journalist, activist, and creator of #DisabledAndCute—will discuss media representation, activism, and her new book, The Pretty One: On Life, Pop Culture, Disability, and Other Reasons to Fall In Love with Me, coming in August 2019! (Note: We'll give away a copy of Keah's book to three students who attend this session!)
Black woman with shoulder length black hair wearing black glasses and red lipstick smiling to camera.
Keah Brown

Archives: 2017-2018 DREAM Mentor Monday Sessions

Click to access recordings, transcripts, and slide decks from the following 2017-18 sessions!

•  "Now What? What Happens When Independent Living Becomes Reality" with Cara Leibowitz, National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) and Kings Floyd, EIN SOF Communications (5-14-2018)

•  "Managing Your Career Brand, Resources, and Emotions During the Job Hunt" with Marci Shaffer, Career and Job Search Coach (4-9-2018)

​•  "College to Career Transition: Leveraging the ADA and Accommodation" with Tracie DeFreitas, Job Accommodation Network (JAN) (3-12-2018)

•  "Understanding Intersectionality to Empower All Students with Disabilities" with Keri Gray, U.S. Business Leadership Network (USBLN) (12-11-2017)

​•  "Developing Disability Identity" with Anjali Forber-Pratt, Vanderbilt University (11-13-2017)

​•  "Organizing Students and Allies to Create Campus Change" with DREAM Board Members K Wheeler, University of Washington, and Megan Zahneis, Miami University in Ohio (10-9-2017)
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Archives: 2016-17 DREAM Mentor Monday Sessions

​​Click to access recordings, transcripts, and slide decks from the following 2016-17 sessions!

•  "Political Participation of People with Disabilities on Social Media" with #CripTheVote Organizers Gregg Beratan, Andrew Pulrang, and Alice Wong (4/10/2017)

•  "Disability Disclosure in the Job Search and Workplace" with Sean Marihugh from Microsoft, Michael Reese from Bellevue College, and Tami Tidwell from DO-IT at the University of Washington (3-13-2017)

•  "#DisabilityMentors: Stories from the Front Lines of Career Mentoring" with Derek Shields of the National Disability Mentoring Coalition (NDMC) and Kings Floyd, Youth Transition Fellow at the National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) (2-13-2017)

•  "Treat Yo'Self: Discovering Self-Care" with Becky Fein and Megan Larson from Active Minds (12-12-2016)

•  "Co-Conspirators for Radical Inclusion" with Lydia X. Z. Brown (11-14-2016)

•  "Disability and Higher Ed 101" with Wendy Harbour from the National Center for College Students with Disabilities (NCCSD) (10-10-2016)

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