IOTI-Multicultural Disability Network and Training: Strengthening Community Integration and Practices
Project Description:
The Multicultural Disability Network and Training MULDINET: Strengthening Community Integration and Practices Project seeks to improve community integration and inclusion of people with disabilities from multicultural backgrounds by providing training to build capacity of direct service professionals (DSPs) who serve multicultural individuals and families to improve access to meaningful, inclusive community settings and services. The intersectionality of cultural diversity and disability creates a convoluted context and complex challenges for DSPs to meet people's needs, implement quality inclusive services, and make appropriate referrals. Therefore, multicultural organizations and non-profit agencies DSPs should be knowledgeable on disability content and convey information in plain language, provide evidence-based support strategies, and recognize people from various cultures may not identify as having a disability. This project will provide training and accessible resources to DSPs who serve individuals and families from multicultural backgrounds on (a) specific disabilities, (b) evidence-based support strategies, (c) services available, and (d) the intersectionality of disability and cultural diversity will be developed and shared through Multicultural Disability Network meetings, Disability & Diversity online course, storytelling lived-experience videos, infographics, and social media. This project anticipates training DSPs from multicultural organizations, non-profits, organization volunteers, individuals, and family members.
Keyword(s):
Multicultural, disability, network, community, integration
Core Function(s):
Continuing Education/Community Training
Area of Emphasis
Quality Assurance, Employment-Related Activities, Transportation-Related Activities, Other - Cultural Diversity
Target Audience:
Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees), Community Trainees / Short term trainees, Professionals and Para-Professionals, Family Members/Caregivers, Adults with Disabilities, Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN
Unserved or Under-served Populations:
Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Geographic Areas, Rural/Remote
Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:
State, Regional
COVID-19 Related Data:
N/A
