Medicine Grand Rounds 1/24/2025: “Disability & Ableism In Higher Education” Mercedes A. Cannon PhD Director of Accessible Educational Services (AES)Elena H. Silverman, PhD Accessible Educational Services Interim Associate Director

Dr. Cannon introduced the Accessible Educational Services Community of Practice (AESCoP) to advocate for disabled students and foster belonging at IU Indianapolis. As a Black woman and mid-level administrator with a Speech and Language Impairment (SLI) diagnosis, she navigates the intersections of personal and political identities.

Dr. Silverman's research has focused on issues of whiteness, teaching methods, and parental choice, examined through the lenses of post-humanism and affect theory.