Pellissippi State observes disability awareness

Pellissippi State observes disability awareness in October

Awareness Weeks Extreme will celebrate the creativity and diversity of students with disabilities in October.

The “Sense of AWE!” observance, part of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, will take place October 3-14 on the Pellissippi Campus.

Musical, literary, visual, written and graphic works created by people who happen to have disabilities will be displayed and performed at several sites on campus during the two-week period.

Special musical performances will be given by Chris O’Brien, a country-rock musician from Nashville, October 7 at 11:15 a.m. and the Lady Emrys, Celtic and New Age musicians from Knoxville, October 10 at 11:15 a.m.

In addition, “My Left Foot” and “Rear Window” will be shown in the Goins Building auditorium October 6 and October 13, respectively, 1-3 p.m. Daniel Day-Lewis and Brenda Fricker won Academy Awards for “My Left Foot,” and Jimmy Stewart and Grace Kelly star in the Alfred Hitchcock thriller, “Rear Window.”

Events are free and open to the public. For additional information, contact Cynthia Andresen of Services for Students With Disabilities at 539-7249 or crandresen@pstcc.edu.

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