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Please see this important webinar hosted by one of our grantees - The Western PA Disability History & Action Consortium. "Medical Safeguarding: Addressing Vulnerability in Medical Settings." The webinar will be offered twice so that everybody can attend at the time most convenient for them. Thurs., February 22, 2024 / 10 am- 12 pm EST OR Wednesday, February 28, 2024 / 6 pm – 8 pm EST In this online talk, the speakers will talk about the reality that patients in medical settings face risks that can harm their health. This is a reality for all people, but it is especially ominous for people who are members of a socially disadvantaged class, including those who are elderly or disabled. Tips and advice to keep people safe in medical settings will be shared. The speakers share from the over 30 years of experience with the Medical Safeguards Project at Shriver Clinical Services Corporation in Massachusetts. Presenters: Cathy Ludlum and Jo Massarelli This Zoom webinar will be open captioned and ASL interpretation will be provided. Please email info@wpdhac.org if you require any additional accommodations. Learn more and register: https://lnkd.in/exWWZrrN (The project is funded by the Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council) #MedicalSafeguarding #DisabilityRights #DisabilityAwareness

Yesterday was International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD.) It aims to promote community awareness, understanding and acceptance of people with disability. IDPwD is an opportunity to be part of creating an inclusive and diverse community for the 4.4 million Australians with disability. The Law Society has developed a checklist to provide guidance to law practices that want to be more accessible to clients with disability. The checklist is a helpful reference for firms so that clients with disability can more easily access the legal support they need and will also help people with disability find law firms that they feel comfortable with. It contains information to make your practice more accessible to people who have different needs relating to: ✅ Wheelchair/mobility access ✅ Vision impairment and blind ✅ Hard of hearing and deaf ✅ Neurodivergent ✅Neurological disorders Download our checklist here: https://ow.ly/taXs50QeReV #lawsocietysouthaustralia #law #legalprofession #IDPWD

Many individuals with disabilities face unique challenges that can impact their healthcare experiences. In #InDialogue Ep. 20, we interview disability advocates Drs. Lynn Ashdown and Caroline Bowman who speak candidly about their experiences navigating the healthcare system as providers and as patients living with disabilities. Their personal stories and examples bring a valuable, patient-centred perspective on these issues for physicians and non-physicians alike.  Listen to the episode and find additional helpful resources on #CPSODialogue: https://lnkd.in/gzk2hqFK Dr. Ashdown shares how “as physicians, we often think about what happens in the doctor's office or in the hospital, but as someone with multiple disabilities, my life outside of the medical encounter is very much important in the medical encounter, and barriers to me receiving health care start long before I actually step into a hospital or a doctor's office." Dr. Bowman describes how physician fatigue is normalized and how it affected her as she began to deal with her disability. “I think we sometimes wear fatigue as a badge of honour in medicine and really talk about pushing through it. It was really hard to wrap my head around having fatigue and feeling like I was just getting more and more behind. The pushing through that I've really relied on for my whole life not only not working, but just making things so much worse. You can appear very normal at times, too. So it is harder to understand.” #DisabilityAwarenessMonth #AccessibilityMatters #InclusiveHealthcare

N&C Phlexicare are giving away FREE invisible disabilities heart shaped badges to raise awareness for invisible illnesses and to ensure that people who suffer from an invisible disability feel confident in using the facilities that are available to them, without feeling as though they are being judged by others around them. Request your FREE badge today to help raise awareness for this topic and to remind people that not every disability is immediately apparent. (P&P not included*) 💙Claim your Badge here: https://ow.ly/ZNCH50Qts9y #NCPhlexicar #NCGroup #NandC #InvisibleDisabilities #InvisibleIllnesses #InclusionMatters #DisabilityAwareness #InvisibleDisability #AccessibilityMatters #NotEveryDisabilityIsVisible #InvisibleIllnessAwareness

This years National Disability Employment Awareness Month theme is “Advancing Access and Equity." As we launch our medical device and patient management program, we have pledged to create employment opportunities for blind and low-vision people to support our patients on their eye health journey. We truly believe people who have personal experience with low vision or blindness can offer understanding to our patients like no one else. What pledges are you and your business making to ensure everyone has equal opportunity to contribute their skills and talents? Tell us in the comment section down below! #glaucoma #glaucomaawareness #AccessAndEquity #disabilityemployment # #MedicalDevice #PatientManagement #BlindEmployment #LowVisionEmployment #EyeHealthJourney #InclusionMatters #NDEAM #eyecbetter

Disability Pride Month - Day 5 Image Description: A black and white graphic showing a person transitioning from a wheelchair to walking, with the text “ambulatory wheelchair users exist.” The graphic emphasizes that some wheelchair users can walk but still rely on wheelchairs for various reasons. Today, I spotlight ambulatory wheelchair users. This image highlights an often misunderstood aspect of disability: the ability to walk short distances does not negate the need for a wheelchair. Many ambulatory wheelchair users face skepticism and judgment when they use their wheelchairs. It’s crucial to understand that mobility aids are essential for many, even if they can walk at times. #DisabilityPrideMonth #AmbulatoryWheelchairUsers #MobilityAids #InvisibleDisabilities #DisabilityAwareness #AccessibilityMatters #EndAbleism

Disability Inclusive Employer: 04/31 Name: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) Founded: 1855 Headquarters: Philadelphia, PA Annual revenue: $3.8B Number of employees: 17,000 Number of beds: 594 Annual inpatient/outpatient visits: 1M+ CHOP is one of the oldest and most prestigious children's hospitals in the world. CHOP is a global leader in several pediatric specialties and subspecialties., with a. Reputation for introducing a bevy of medical breakthroughs over the last 150+ years. With this in mind, it is allthemore encouraging that CHOP has chosen to create multiple programs that encourage individuals with disabilities to enter into the healthcare field. If one of the best medical centers on planet earth can become a model employer for people with disabilities, there really isn't any excuse for the rest of the healthcare establishment to lag behind. To learn more, check out the links below. https://lnkd.in/g5FTtkhx https://lnkd.in/ggHF4pPS Pictured is the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia logo. It is a white circle and inside is light blue colored text that is a C that flows into an H. Inside the C is a light blue silhouette of what appears to be a child. Underneath it in dark blue writing says "Children's Hospital of Philadelphia". #childrenshospitalofphiladelphia #disabilityemploymentmonth #DisabilityEmploymentAwareness #disability #disabilityinclusion #disabilityrights #DisabilityAwarenessMonth #october

Please consider attending this impactful global event. We are so proud of our friends and partners at Stanford Medicine Alliance for Disability Inclusion and Equity (SMADIE) for the impactful work they are doing to create #DisabilityAccess for future #DocsWithDisabilities #NursesWithDisabilities #PharmacistsWithDisabilities #PTsWithDisabilities #DentistsWithDisabilities #ScientistsWithDisabilities #LearnersWithDisabilities #LeadersWithDisabilities

Do you know how to talk with people with disability? In this video by @youthdisabilityadvocacyservice, young people with disability offer a range of helpful tips like avoiding patronising gestures, never assuming and asking if unsure. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/gVrap_4X

📣 New Docs With Disabilities Initiative #ResearchAndResource Rounds Episode with Zoey Martin-Lockhart drops today and I am SO excited! 👏 This is one to share with your networks and celebrate. 🎉 Why? 🙋♀️ This study, published in Disability and Society by Jarus et al, demonstrates that thoughtful #DisabilityDisclosure by #Disabled #Clinicians is considered #Professional by #PatientsWithDisabilities. 🤸♀️ Their research importantly found that #clients report #disclosure enhances patient/provider rapport. (Likely through increased Empathy!--a note from previous studies). 🙌 Learn more 👉https://lnkd.in/gV2ZjEpz #DocsWithDisabilities #NursesWithDisabilities #AccessInMedicine #AccessInNursing #MedEd #DisabilityInclusion We have the power to make medicine a more inclusive environment and to improve the patient experience!