Word: lia
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...hype around the guidelines reminds me of the hype when the law was passed," says Lia Shigemura, director of Affirmative Action, Equal Employment and Diversity at PG&E. "Companies feared that busloads of disabled people were going to beat down the walls seeking employment. It was not the case. What happened was that existing employees sought accommodations." And this a key point: there is already a lot of mental disability in the workplace. The ADA's goal is to remove the stigma of talking about it and coping with it. "Ideally, if you are an employer...
...high-spirited moment, his improbable lightness on his feet. Yet each bit of physical business--an almost coquettish kick back of one leg, a sudden palsy in his hand as he breaks into sobs--seems too italicized, as if to announce: Great Acting Present. Gambon's unheralded co-star, Lia Williams (who also played the role in London), gets closer to our hearts without nearly as much effort...
...presenting a range of their works from the '70s to the present, curators Lia Gangitano and Milena Kalinovska show how these artists grew together stylistically and, later, diverged...
...exhibition--curated by Bruce Ferguson, Lia Gangitano, and Matthew Teitelbaum--mounts a formidable attack against essentialist arguments for the make female distinctions, and opens up artistic inquiry into broader considerations on social constructions. "Dress Codes" brilliantly harnesses many of the recent developments in feminism, gay and lesbian studies, cultural studies and gender studies into a cohesive body of work. Unlike many recent exhibitions or contemporary art, this one clearly illuminates the interconnectedness within the diversity of critical thought...
COVER:Detail of painting Maravilhoso Rio de Janeiro by Lia Mittarakis