Alliance for Disability in Health Care Education

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19 Jan 2023 3:36 AM | Anonymous

Dentists

Medicine - Healthcare

American Academy of Developmental Medicine & Dentistry (AADMD) is a non-profit, membership organization of interdisciplinary health professionals, including primary physicians, medical specialists, dentists, optometrists, nurses and other clinicians, committed to improving the quality of healthcare for people with intellectual & developmental disabilities (IDD). - National Curriculum Initiative in Developmental Medicine (NCIDM)
Disability and Ableism in Medicine: A Curriculum for Medical Students
Health Care for Adults with IDD
University of MI Medical School - “Working With People With Disabilities: An Interactive Video/Lecture Session for First-and Second-Year Medical Students,”
University of Michigan Medicine
Center for Disability Health and Wellness - Webinars & conferences
Univ of MI - IDEAL RRTC Webinar Series: Reimagining Primary Health Care for Individuals with Disabilities IDEAL RRTC’s goal is to promote the healthy aging of adults with long-term physical impairments and disabilities. This will be achieved by identifying factors at the intersection of the person and environment that impede or support positive health and function outcomes and creating solutions that improve the fit between the two.
Washington Univ in St Louis - Med student fills the gap in disability training: Class Acts-Human Health: Gallin develops curriculum aimed at improving care for patients with disabilities

Nursing

Occupational Therapists

American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Disability Curriculum Resources
Occupational Therapy Disability Topics

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians

SUNY Upstate Medical University - Disability Integration Toolkit
Shirley Ryan Ability Lab
Learning for Improved Outcomes: The Academy is the not-for-profit educational arm of the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. Many accredited online and in-person courses, webinars, and hands-on programs addressing the goal of improving patient outcomes.
The Henry B. Betts LIFE Center - “multimedia education center providing opportunities for Learning, Innovation, Family and Empowerment for people living with a wide range of cognitive and physical impairments, chronic condition s or diseases

Physical Therapists

Speech and Language Pathologists

American Society of Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA) Disability Curriculum Resources (excellent and extensive resource)

About the association

The Alliance for Disability in Health Care Education, Inc. (ADHCE), is a “501 (c) (3) Public Charity” organization of healthcare educators and professionals who are working to integrate disability-related content and experiences into healthcare education and training programs.

Contacts

General Inquiries: Rebecca Kronk
Membership Dues / Donations: Andrew Symons