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Disability Awareness Month

The Highs and Lows of Life

Alumni Lounges SC 157/158 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, United States

Keynote Speaker, Hakeem Rahim, EdM, MA, Mental Health Awareness Expert & Trainer The Highs and Lows of Life; From Harvard to the Hospital and Back Again: One man’s journey with mental illness. Hakeem will share his personal story of being diagnosed with Bi-Polar Disorder after experiencing a manic episode when he was a student at […]

KEYNOTE : Taking the ‘Dis’ Out of Disability, Paul Wichansky

Alumni Lounges SC 157/158 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, United States

Paul’s presentation provides an insightful and deeply personal introspective of his experiences growing up with cerebral palsy, while allowing the audience to immediately bridge the gap that seems to separate “normal” from “disabled” within their own lives.  His life story remains an important reminder of the possibilities when we learn to focus on our motivation, […]