ADVOCACY,

EDUCATION,

& Public Work

As a public speaker and educator, Hayden has worked to challenge pervasive assumptions and misunderstandings about Deafness and disability, educate on ableism and accessibility, and explore the social and cultural implications and complexities of disability. Below is a list of Hayden’s previous lectures and presentations.

Inquiries and requests for speaking engagements are welcome.

PREVIOUS LECTURES

& PRESENTATIONS

An Opportunity for Community: Cross-Disability Solidarity

Indiana Government Center | March 19, 2024

  • Presentation and discussion on the history and future of cross-disability justice movements.

Body Language: Disability, Diversity, and Writing Responsible Words

Indiana Student Writers | Margerum City Hall | October 2, 2021

  • Presentation and facilitated discussion on writing disabled characters and disability themes in fiction in socially-conscious ways.

Becoming a Better Disability Advocate

Self-Advocates of Indiana | Avon Pavilion Center | February 27, 2020

  • Collaborative presentation and exercise with developmentally/intellectually disabled people on being empowered self and community advocates.

A Culture of Access

Purdue University Cultural Festival | July 12, 2019

  • Interactive exhibit illustrating disability as a cultural identity and community, and the importance of integrating accessibility measures into diversity and inclusion work.

More Than Mainstream: Sign Language Post-Survival

Purdue ASL/Deaf Studies Program | Beering Hall of Liberal Arts and Education | April 9, 2019

  • Lecture on the audiological industry, cochlear implants, mainstream public education for Deaf and hard of hearing youth, and the challenges of sign language deprivation.

Artichokes and Activists: A Disability Rights Movement

Disability Culture Series | Wilmeth Active Learning Center | November 5, 2018

  • Lecture on the history of disability rights, activist Ed Roberts, and the Independent Living Movement in the United States.

Read My Lips: Deafness, Education, and Cultural Chaos

Disability Culture Series | Lyles-Porter Hall | October 24, 2018

  • Lecture on the history of Deaf education, American Sign Language, and the aftermath of oralism and eugenics on the Deaf community.

Bodies of Blame: The Myth of Overcoming Disability

2018 Higher Education Retreat for Student Success | July 18, 2018

  • Lecture on cultivating positive identities in young adults with disabilities, and the harm of disability inspiration and success stories.

Unbound: A Crash Course in Reimagining Disability

Purdue Critical Disability Studies Program | Lily Hall of Life Sciences | March 1, 2018

  • Presentation examining the implications of medical, cultural, and social perceptions of disability.