Source: Jaclyn Anderson, 785-532-6441, jaclyna@k-state.edu
News release prepared by: Andy Badeker, 785-532-6415, abadeker@k-state.edu
Friday, Feb. 29, 2008
K-STATE'S DISABILITY AWARENESS WEEK INCLUDES FILM, COMEDIAN, WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL
MANHATTAN -- Kansas State University has planned several free events for the community to mark Disability Awareness Week March 2-8.
Events include:
* The film "Music Within," 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, Little Theater, K-State Student Union. This feature tells the story of Richard Pimentel, a public speaker with a troubled past, who returns from Vietnam with severe hearing impairment and finds a new purpose in working on behalf of Americans with disabilities. Ron Livingston, of "Sex and the City" and "Office Space," stars.
* Disability Awareness Exhibition, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, Union courtyard. Booths will provide disability-related information from area and statewide organizations. Try out adaptive technology and test your hoop-shooting ability from a wheelchair. A panel discussion featuring K-State students with disabilities will be offered. The Silent Singers from Junction City will perform sign language to music lyrics.
* Comedian Chris Fonseca, 10:15 p.m. Friday, March 7, Forum Hall, Union. Fonseca, a veteran of the TV comedy circuit, has appeared on "The Latino Laugh Festival," "The Late Show with David Letterman," "Loco Slam," "Look Who's Laughing" and ABC's annual American Comedy Awards. Fonseca was born with cerebral palsy.
* Kansas Wheelhawks vs. K-State Wheel Cats, 2-4 p.m. Saturday, March 8, Peters Recreation 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 K-State women's basketball player Kimmery Newsom.