Soft Skills Series - Equity & Inclusion: Diane Wiener, M.S.W., Ph.D.

We talk about equity and inclusion with Diane R. Wiener, M.S.W., Ph.D. (Pronouns: she/they/Diane), Research Professor and Associate Director of Interdisciplinary Programs and Outreach at the Burton Blatt Institute and College of Law at Syracuse University. Career readiness is a foundation from which to demonstrate requisite core competencies that broadly prepare the college educated for success in the workplace and lifelong career management. Career readiness is made up of eight career competencies that all employers want, regardless of industry or discipline. Resources: Sins Invalid: https://www.sinsinvalid.org Wordgathering: A Journal of Disability Poetry and Literature: https://www.wordgathering.com Wiener, D. R. (2021, August). Dis/Ability and Critical Cultural Studies. In Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Communication. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Wiener, D. R. (2020, June). Rev. of Disability Visibility: First Person Stories from the 21st Century, edited by Alice Wong (Vintage Books, 2020). In Wordgathering: A Journal of Disability Poetry and Literature, 14(2). Wiener, D. R. (2018, December). Rev. of Resistance and Hope: Essays by Disabled People: Crip Wisdom for the People, edited by Alice Wong (Disability Visibility Project, 2018). In Wordgathering: A Journal of Disability Poetry and Literature, 12(4). Penner, P., & Wiener, D. R. (2018). Language Guide – Disability Cultural Center (2018 edition). Syracuse: Syracuse University Disability Cultural Center. Pollack, K., & Wiener, D. (2018). A Guide to Planning Inclusive Events, Seminars, and Activities at Syracuse University (2018 edition). Syracuse: Syracuse University Disability Cultural Center. Wiener, D. R., & Harris, J. (2017, 28 Feb.). On fortune cookies, neurodiversity, and accessibility. Huffington Post. Wiener, D. R. (2016, 21 Nov.). Intersectional politics and accessibility. Huffington Post. Wiener, D. R., & Hsu, M. (2016, 6 Sept.). Disability rights and the Sagamihara 19: A dialogue with Mizuki Hsu. Huffington Post. Wiener, D. R. (2016, 23 June). ‘Suck it, bipeds’: Finding Dory’s disability narratives. Huffington Post. Wiener, D. R. (2016, 25 May). On mad advantage: A letter to ‘the normals’ (and to the rest of us). Huffington Post.