Utah's Multicultural Disability Network

Meet our presenter for November's Community of Practice Meeting! Libby is the Executive Director of the Utah Developmental Disabilities Council (UDDC). "Engaging Diverse Communities to Support Families Experiencing Developmental & Intellectual Disabilities" Tuesday, Nov. 12, from 1:30 - 2:30 PM via Zoom Register here: https://lnkd.in/gdtmyWrU #UtahDisabilityDiversity #DisabilityDiversity #DisabilityAwareness #DisabilityServices #Spanish #AmericanIndian #NativeAmerican #Navajo #Diversity #CulturalDiversity #Utah #UtahIsDiverse #DevelopmentalDisabilities

Join us for a FREE Community of Practice Meeting! These meetings are geared toward Direct Service Providers and other professionals/students in Utah who work with diverse people with disabilities. Register: https://lnkd.in/gdtmyWrU Our presenter for November's meeting is Libby Oseguera, Executive Director of the Utah Developmental Disabilities Council (UDDC). She will share an overview of their efforts to engage with Spanish-speaking and Navajo families throughout the state, as well as what they've learned along the way. #UtahDisabilityDiversity #DisabilityDiversity #DisabilityAwareness #DisabilityServices #Spanish #AmericanIndian #NativeAmerican #Navajo #Diversity #CulturalDiversity #Utah #UtahIsDiverse #DevelopmentalDisabilities

Thanks for sharing this insight from your research, Mustafa Rfat. The intersectionality of having a disability and experiencing refugee status is such a difficult and complicated combination.

Have you thought about how other cultures define and understand disability? In a previous Community of Practice meeting, Bora Lee, director of Utah Assistive Technology Program (UATP) shared that some cultures appreciate the unique contributions of people with disabilities, perhaps more than is the norm here in Utah. What do you think about this? Do you agree? Share your thoughts in the comments! #UtahDisabilityDiversity #DisabilityDiversity #DisabilityAwareness #CulturalDiversity #Diversity

To finish out #HispanicHeritageMonth, we wanted to review a study that looked at factors weighing in on whether Hispanic/Latine individuals were seeking disability services. As we've shared previously, some aspects of Hispanic/Latine culture may discourage the use of treatment or accommodations for disabilities. Another complication is whether the information is shared in a way that individuals can understand and benefit from them (for example, is the information provided in Spanish for Spanish-speaking individuals and families?). What other factors would you say play into the likelihood of Hispanic/Latine individuals accessing disability services? Share your thoughts in the comments! If you're interested to learn more about the intersection of Hispanic/Latine culture and disabilities, check out our infographic on the topic! https://ow.ly/gfaB50TKQUG #UtahDisabilityDiversity #Hispanic #Latine #Latino #Latina #DisabilityDiversity #DisabilityServices #DisabilityAwareness #Spanish #LanguageBarrier #CulturalValues #CulturalDiversity

Will you join us tomorrow?

Join us for a FREE Community of Practice Meeting! Register: https://lnkd.in/gG_ecEWf Our October meeting will feature two staff members from Disability Law Center of Utah. Katie Cox is a Staff Attorney and Utah Medical-Legal Partnership Attorney Coordinator. Sheri Newton is an Advocate of 30 years! Their combined experiences and expertise will make for an informative discussion about legal and civic services for diverse people with disabilities you won't want to miss! #UtahDisabilityDiversity #DisabilityDiversity #Justice #DisabilityRights #LegalServices #MedicalCare #SpecialHealthcareNeeds #Vote #VotingAccess #Voting #VotingRights

One hurdle that many Hispanic/Latine people face is the language barrier, especially for people who recently moved here from other countries. In this last month's Community of Practice Meeting, Diana Ortiz shared her experiences helping people navigate human services using the Spanish language, and the many barriers she and her consumers have experienced. What experiences do you have assisting clients or navigating services in another language? Share in the comments, we would love to hear from you! #UtahDisabilityDiversity #DisabilityDiversity #MuldinetCoP #LanguageBarriers #Communication #Spanish #Language #Hispanic #Latine #Latino #Latinx #HispanicHeritageMonth

Join us for a FREE Community of Practice Meeting! "Accessing Justice: Using collaboration to deploy legal knowledge and resources to new communities" October 15 from 1:30 - 2:30 PM Register: https://lnkd.in/gG_ecEWf Meet our presenters! Sheri Newton considers it a privilege to have worked for thirty years as a legal advocate for people with disabilities, with 25 years at Utah’s Disability Law Center (DLC). Acting as the PAVA Program Coordinator, she is pleased to have secured accessible electronic ballot delivery and return for voters with disabilities, signature match accommodations, and improvements at vote centers and ballot boxes state-wide. Most recently, Sheri began working collaboratively with new partners to expand voting access within the Navajo Nation.

Join us for a FREE Community of Practice Meeting! "Accessing Justice: Using collaboration to deploy legal knowledge and resources to new communities" October 15 from 1:30 - 2:30 PM Register: https://lnkd.in/gG_ecEWf Meet our presenters! Katie Cox is a 2019 graduate of the University of Utah’s S.J. Quinney College of Law, Katie Cox also holds a MSW and a BA in English/Creative Writing. She is a Staff Attorney and the Utah Medical-Legal Partnership Attorney Coordinator at the Disability Law Center. She practices law as a healing profession, combining her law and MSW educations to be a client-centered, humanistic practitioner, engaging in the work from. both an individual and systemic perspective. She is motivated by a commitment to community building, civil and human rights, and access, and is passionate about social, economic, reproductive, and disability justice, human dignity, and whole health.