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Kansas State University

Disability Support Services
202 Holton Hall
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS 66506
Phone: 785-532-6441
FAX: 785-532-6457
dss@k-state.edu

K-State For All 2008


K-State’s 2nd Annual Disability Awareness Week

March 2-8, 2008

All Events Free and Open to the Public!

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UPC Movie: "Music Within"

Tuesday, March 4 at 8:30 p.m.
Film Sponsored by the Union Program Council
K-State Student Union Little Theatre, 1st Floor

The true story of Richard Pimentel, a brilliant public speaker with a troubled past, who returns from Vietnam with a severe hearing-impairment and finds a new purpose in his landmark efforts on the behalf of Americans with disabilities. Stars Ron Livingston (Sex and the City, Office Space).


Disability Awareness Exhibition

Wednesday, March 5, 11:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Sponsored by emPower Cats Courtyard, K-State Student Union, Ground Floor

11:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
  • Exhibitor Booths
    Disability-related information from area and statewide organizations; try out adaptive technology; shoot a basketball from a wheelchair, and much more!
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
  • Panel Discussion
    Students with disabilities discuss their experience of having a disability and attending K-State.
  • Entertainment
    The Silent Singers from Junction City will perform sign language to music lyrics.

Comedian Chris Fonseca

Friday, March 7, 10:15pm
Sponsored by the emPower Cats and the Union Program Council After Hours
Forum Hall, Ground Floor, K-State Student Union

Chris Fonseca is a 21-year veteran of the stand-up circuit who has appeared on TV’s The Latino Laugh Festival, CBS' The Late Show with David Letterman, HBO's Loco Slam, PBS' Look Who's Laughing and ABC's 9th Annual American Comedy Awards. Chris is not your “average” stand-up comedian, having been born with Cerebral Palsy.


Wheelchair Basketball Game

Kansas Wheelhawks vs. The Wheel Cats

Saturday, March 8 from 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Sponsored by KanEquip Inc.
Peters Recreational Complex

The Kansas Wheelhawks, Division II members of the National Wheelchair Basketball Association, take on local celebrities including Wildcat wide receiver Jordy Nelson and former Lady Cat Kimmery Newsom.