Join the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (Stanford PACS) and the Cyber Policy Center (CPC) for the launch of our new monthly gathering exploring the intersections of digital technologies, culture, and inequality!

Mara Mills, a leading voice in disability studies and digital technology, will join us to explore the complex ethical and social debates surrounding ventilator allocation during the COVID-19 pandemic and advocate for a disability informed approach to justice and equality.

Mara Mills is Associate Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication at New York University and co-founding Director of the NYU Center for Disability Studies. She is also a founding editorial board member of the journal Catalyst: Feminism, Theory, Technoscience. In addition to her wide-ranging scholarship at the intersection of disability and technology, she has made the Center for Disability Studies a hub for public humanities and disability arts programming. Upcoming publications include the edited collection How to be Disabled in a Pandemic (NYU Press, February 2025), funded by the National Science Foundation.

• Please note: RSVP is required but does not guarantee a seat. Seating is limited and is first come, first served. Please arrive 5 minutes early to avoid disrupting the guest speaker.
• Light refreshments will be served.
• We are committed to making this a zero-waste event. Attendees are encouraged to take public transportation and bring their own to-go boxes for any leftover food.
• Request disability accommodations and access information here.
• This event is made possible with support from the Humanities Seed Grant from Stanford Public Humanities.