For nearly 30 years, the Equal Rights Center has been working to ensure that people with disabilities enjoy the same rights, choices and opportunities as everyone else. The ERC approaches civil rights from multiple perspectives, using communication, partnerships and encouragement and, when necessary, resorting to the courts. Its comprehensive approach creates lasting positive change. The… Read More »»
Training
Oral Health Care Resources for Professionals: Training Programs and Courses
February 22, 2012
DECOD: Dental Education in the Care of Persons with Disabilities Visit Website Home Care for Those Who Brush Someone Else’s Teeth: a Person-Centered Approach to Handling Resistance to Daily Hygiene Services Visit Website Oral Health Care for Persons with Disabilities Visit Website Self-Study Course for Dental Professionals at Institutions Serving People with… Read More »»
Web Resources about Disabilities Listing: providing medical students with information on people with disabilities
February 22, 2012
Location: See Website Administering Organization: American Medical Student Association (AMSA) Contact: Eva Cesnek Email: cesnekev@umdnj.edu Brett Gerstman Email: bgerstman@hotmail.com Visit Website
Treating Adults with Physical Disabilities: Access and Communication
February 22, 2012
A Training Curriculum for Medical Professionals on Improving the Quality of Care for People with Disabilities Location: See Website Administering Organization: World Institute on Disability (WID) Contact: Marsha Saxton, Ph.D Alice Wong Visit Website
The Patients with Disabilities as Teachers (P-DAT)
February 22, 2012
The Patients with Disabilities as Teachers (P-DAT) program, a medical education approach for medical students, residents and other healthcare providers to provide training in disability awareness and etiquette, taught by patients with disabilities, a parent of a child with disabilities, a physician who is blind and community advocacy members in the context of culturally sensitive… Read More »»
The Health and Health Care of People with Intellectual Disabilities report
February 22, 2012
Based on research studies conducted by Special Olympics which found that individuals with intellectual disabilities face widespread health problems, while physicians, dentists and other health professionals are not receiving adequate training in order to treat them. Administering Organization: Special Olympics Visit Website
POWER (People with Disabilities Educating Residents) training
February 22, 2012
For physiatry residents, raising awareness of issues facing patients with disabilities Location: Homes of patients with disabilities in the Boston area, the Carroll Center for the Blind, and the Vision Rehabilitation Unit of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Administering Organization: Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Contact: Melissa Devito Email: mdevito@partners.org
Diagnosing and Treating Tourette Syndrome Physician Outreach
February 22, 2012
In partnership with the US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), providing to physicians and allied health professionals nationwide free medical education on diagnosing and treating Tourette Syndrome (TS) Location: Wherever requested Administering Organization: Tourette Syndrome Association (TSA) Contact: Gary Frank, ACSW, LCSW Executive Vice President, TSA 718-224-2999 ex 235 Email: gary.frank@tsa-usa.org Visit Website
Count Us In project
February 22, 2012
For health care professionals, lay health advisors, and women with disabilities Location: Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, and the counties in North Carolina which are home toSELF Improvement projects Administering Organization: Duke University Medical Center, North Carolina Office on Disability and Health (NCODH) Contact: Pam Dickens, NCODH Email: pam_dickens@unc.edu
Community Health Care for Adults and Elders with Developmental Disabilities Research and Training
February 22, 2012
Slide presentations and guidelines for Physicians Assistants, Family Practitioners, and Nurse Practitioners on Primary Care of Elders with Disabilities Location: website Administering Organization: The University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD), funded by the Washington State Developmental Disabilities Council (DDC) Contact: Kathy Watson Email: watsonkc@u.washington.edu Visit Website
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