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04/24/2023
2023 Disability Policy Seminar
fromhttps://disabilitypolicyseminar.org/The Disability Policy Seminar offers the opportunity for passionate advocates, self-advocates, experts, and professionals in the field to come together and learn about key issues that affect them most.
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03/06/2023
38th Annual Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability and Diversity
fromhttps://pacrim.coe.hawaii.edu/Come share your research, your personal stories, your practical strategies, and fellowship and aloha at the 38th Annual Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability and Diversity.
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09/20/2022
Room to Grow: Journey to Cultural & Linguistic Competency Virtual Conference
fromhttps://eventscalendar.kennedykrieger.org/event/room_to_grow_journey_to_cultural_and_linguistic_competency_virtual_conferenceThe conference brings national speakers to present on the latest research and practice related to addressing and reducing socially determined health disparities. The Room to Grow conference provides continuing education credits, and features interactive seminars for trainees, residents, students, faculty, administrators, and community members.
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09/20/2022
Fostering Self-Advocacy and Choice: An Interdisciplinary Approach for Children and Adolescents who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
fromhttps://med.miami.edu/centers-and-institutes/mailman-center/about-us/innovation-and-connection-conference-2022/september-2022-iccThe Mailman Center for Child Development Innovation and Connection Conference will bring experts together to discuss methods that members of an interdisciplinary team, including audiologists, teachers, speech and language pathologists and parents, may use to facilitate the development of self-advocacy skills in children who are deaf or hard of hearing. Specific tools and strategies to support the application of self-advocacy skills across settings (i.e. clinical, educational, social) will be presented.
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08/03/2022
2022 MIND Summer Institute on Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
fromhttps://health.ucdavis.edu/mindinstitute/events/summer-institute.htmlThis annual event is intended to help participants keep pace with the latest in evidence-based treatment and research on neurodevelopmental disabilities and the implications for best practices in prevention, assessment, and treatment. We are excited to offer this inter-disciplinary event, bringing together researchers and self-advocates to share valuable information and personal experience. We welcome all health care professionals, educators, therapists, self-advocates and families/caregivers to this free virtual event. The theme is We Belong: Preparing for Community Life and Fulfillment After High School.
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06/21/2022
Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities: 2022 Summer Learning Series
fromhttps://www.kennedykrieger.org/community/initiatives/maryland-center-developmental-disabilities/2022-summer-learning-seriesThe Community and Professional Development Training Program offered by the Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities (MCDD) at Kennedy Krieger Institute is committed to providing evidence-based training across a broad spectrum of topics to improve the quality of life of people with disabilities and their families. MCDD's 2022 Summer Learning Series will run from June through early August. The series consist of one-hour to three-hour workshops with interdisciplinary topics focused on working with individuals with intellectual, developmental, and other disabilities and their families.
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06/13/2022
Psychological First Aid: Providing Support in the Immediate Aftermath of Disasters/Traumatic Events
fromhttps://med.miami.edu/centers-and-institutes/mailman-center/about-us/innovation-and-connection-conference-2022/june-2022-iccIn this Mailman Center Innovation and Connection Conference, participants will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to use Psychological First Aid (PFA) to help children, adolescents, adults, and families in the immediate aftermath of disaster and terrorism.
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02/08/2022
Mailman Center Hosts: Innovation and Connection Conference 2022
frombit.ly/ICC-2022The conference will bring together experts in early childhood development to discuss challenges and opportunities for the care and wellness of young children as they grow up in a pandemic. Speakers will discuss the physical and emotional impacts of COVID-19 on children 0-5 and their families and highlight ways in which early childhood personnel and allied health professionals can better support young children's well-being and development through practice and policy.
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02/01/2022
2022 Virtual African American Conference on Disabilities
fromhttps://www.azdisabilitylaw.org/african-american-conference-on-disabilities/The African American Conference on Disabilities is the premiere comprehensive disability conference in the United States that addresses the intersection between race and disabilities. The conference examines avenues for self-advocacy to ensure the effective provision of services, resources, and enforcement of civil rights in the African American and disability communities.
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02/09/2021
Virtual Release of the Annual Disability Statistics Compendium
fromhttps://unh.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XzukrzsrTuKEXU-Xl368FA?mc_cid=b130f6f966&mc_eid=35d95f5b31DSTATSRRTC at the University of New Hampshire's Institute on Disability is hosting a four-part virtual release of the Annual Disability Statistics Compendium on February 9-12, 2021, 12:00-1:15 pm. During this webinar series, experts will present three web-based tools (Compendium, Supplement, and State Report) that make finding and using disability statistics easier for individuals working on legislative and other matters relating to persons with disabilities. In addition, we will highlight two special topics: implications of COVID-19 for people with disabilities, and disability and African Americans.
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01/23/2021
UNC Autism Fathers Conference
fromhttps://give.unc.edu/unchf/events/unc-autism-fathers-conferenceThe 2021 UNC Autism Fathers Conference is a 3-hour virtual event for fathers who have children with autism spectrum disorder, featuring keynote speaker Joe Mantegna. Joe currently stars in the hit CBS drama Criminal Minds as FBI Special Agent David Rossi and will share his experience as the father of a young adult with ASD.
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10/15/2020
@AUCDNews Twitter chat #OwnMyHealthRecord
Mark your calendar and make plans to join a lively discussion on what a health record is, how it is used, and why it is important. The hashtag will be: #OwnMyHealthRecord. Join the discussion on how a health record supports patient rights and access to things needed now, such as a flu shot. Please bring links to your favorite resources and be ready to share during the chat on October 15th at 3:00 p.m. ET.
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09/22/2020
Save the Date Virtual Room to Grow: Journey to Cultural and Linguistic Competency Conference
fromhttp://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=t74qmveab&oeidk=a07eh7wxrr47f9ac07cSave-the-Date September 22, 2020 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM Virtual Room to Grow: 10th Year Journey to Cultural and Linguistic Competency Conference "Understanding and Using Equity Approaches to Promote Health, Leadership, and Well-Being." Registration will be available at www.kennedykrieger.org/CenterforDiversity by July 27,2020. For more information, please email [email protected]
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05/18/2020
Institute on Theology & Disability
fromhttps://faithanddisability.org/The vision of the Summer Institute on Theology and Disability is to expand the depth and breadth of theological inquiry and resources that address and include the gifts, needs, and contributions of people with disabilities and their families to theological learning and religious practice.
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05/10/2020
2020 MHDD National Leadership Institute
fromhttps://conference.usu.edu/mhddleadership/index.cfmThe Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities National Training Center is excited to announce the inaugural MHDD National Leadership Institute this May, 2020 at Utah State University in Logan, Utah.
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