Keith Jones aka Fezo da MadOne, as a Disability Rights Activist, Composer, Producer, and Hip Hop Artist uses his music not only to entertain but to also enlighten the listeners about disabled artists and their talents. Also,with his farewell CD "Vocal Tai Chi" Hip Hop gets a heavy dose of that “oh, dats dat...!!” with da club joint “Get It Poppin’” and the club banger "Wah4DemSay" So, come out and see what all the buzz is about. You can also get a sample of what's to come by logging on to Fezo.net or checking out MySpace.com/SMWMUSIC.

Friday, May 1st, doors open at 8pm with performance beginning at 8:30pm
Regency Ballroom, University Sheraton

The event is free and open to the public
ASL for the event will be provided

Keith Jones is the President and CEO of SoulTouchin’ Experiences. An organization aimed at bringing a perspective to the issues of access, inclusion and empowerment, which affect him as well as others who are persons with a disability. Mr. Jones is also extremely active in multi-cultural, cross-disability education and outreach efforts and, conducts trainings (including train the trainer) with the purpose of strengthening efforts to provide services and information to people with disabilities. Mr. Jones, in his role as an advocate is a public speaker on issues and topics that range from Education and Employment to Health Care and Home and Community Based Services, Intersection of Community Business and Public Policy, Disability Rights and Inclusion. Most recently Mr. Jones has been featured in two critically acclaimed documentaries: Dan Habib’s “Including Samuel” and Maggie Doben’s “Labeled Disabled”. Mr. Jones has been called a pioneer in the disability rights movement and is truly committed to progressive, effective change. Mr. Jones hopes that by contributing to the dialog and working to create and improve on policies and attitudes, everyone will be able to pursue reaching their full potential.

Evening event for the 2009 Disability Studies in Education Conference- Righting Educational Wrongs: Disability Studies in Education, Policy, and Law

For any inquiries, requests for posters of the event to be sent to you, or any requests for accommodations (including accessible parking) contact Danielle Cowley at dmcowley@syr.edu or 315-436-7471.

Co-sponsored by the Center on Human Policy, Law, and Disability Studies and the Disability Studies in Education 2009 conference at SU.

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