This virtual, live, training session will discuss the topic of ableism in the intellectual/developmental disability world. What is ableism? How does it show up in our interpreting practices? What ASL or English vocabulary shows ableism or bias, even unintentionally? The session will incorporate didactic elements, as well as large & small group discussions. Attendees will […]
Join the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) for a virtual event focused on patient access to health data. This event will bring together patients, providers, payers, and health IT developers to discuss how HHS policies are working in practice and how […]
The American Society on Aging (ASA) and UsAgainstAlzheimer's Brain Health Academy are hosting an upcoming webinar titled "Smoking and Dementia." This webinar will educate participants on how smoking affects different organs, including the brain, and discuss smoking's link to dementia. Attendees will gain insights into modifiable risk factors for dementia, learn why smoking is among […]
The American Society on Aging (ASA) and UsAgainstAlzheimer's Brain Health Academy are hosting an upcoming webinar titled "Smoking and Dementia." This webinar will educate participants on how smoking affects different organs, including the brain, and discuss smoking's link to dementia. Attendees will gain insights into modifiable risk factors for dementia, learn why smoking is among […]
We have been conditioned by the dominant culture to view the world in a set of simplified binaries. People are either Black or white. Gay or straight. Disabled or non-disabled. One of ‘us’ or ‘other.’ But millions of people who exist between these binaries are constantly fighting to prevent their narratives from being erased, and […]
