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AUCD: Welcome Reception and Posters: Redesigning a diabetes self-management curriculum to address accessibility for individuals with intellectual disabilities

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pdf File Cognitive Challenges of Diabetes Self-Management [download]

Presenter

Linda Gottfredson, Ph.D., Professor
Center for Disabilities Studies, UCEDD/LEND

Other Presenter(s)

Kathy Stroh, MS, RD, CDE, Educator Trainer, Delaware Division of Public Health, Dover, DE, United States;
Eileen Sparling, Ed.M., Center for Disabilities Studies, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, United States, DE - Center for Disabilities Studies, UCEDD;
Annalisa Ekbladh, BS, Center for Disabilities Studies, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, United States, DE - Center for Disabilities Studies, UCEDD;


Description

Existing diabetes self-management programs are often not designed for individuals with intellectual disabilities. We will describe an approach to identifying barriers to successful diabetes self-management through providers', individuals with disabilities' and caregivers' eyes and design a more effective self-management curriculum appropriate for individuals with intellectual disabilities.

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