A Virtual Symposium: Legal Considerations of Disability Healthcare
June 9th 9:00AM - 3:00PM
The symposium will offer a unique collaborative opportunity to increase the understanding of the healthcare experiences and needs of individuals with disabilities among healthcare professionals, to build capacity to provide accessible, high-quality, and culturally humble healthcare for people with disabilities.
Designed for primary care providers, clinical staff, public health nurses, behavioral healthcare providers, social workers, allied health professionals, and community health workers.
Learn how to provide accessible and inclusive healthcare for people with disabilities!
Symposium Topics:
- Discussion of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in healthcare settings.
- Various options for guardianship and shared decision-making that families might be utilizing.
- Practical strategies to improve accessibility in rural healthcare environments.
- Lived-experience perspectives of parents and self-advocates, highlighting real-world barriers and opportunities for improving healthcare access and quality.
Learn more and register for the symposium by scanning the QR code or visiting our registration page.
Free Book for First 100 Registrants!
The Wyoming Institute for Disabilities (WIND) will be giving the first 100 people who register a free copy of the book The Spirit Catches You, and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman.
This book examines the cultural clash between a Hmong refugee family and the American
healthcare system and is widely read as a key account of the Hmong experience in the
United States.
