People with Intellectual and Developmental Disability Experiencing Abuse: Tips, Tools and Strategies for Providers

This webinar addresses the need to educate people with intellectual and developmental disability and allies, and healthcare providers about effective ways to interact and communicate with each other to address abuse and other types of trauma. Attitudinal barriers within society at large and within the healthcare profession will be addressed with the goal of increasing the use of accommodations to ensure equitable access to healthcare for persons with IDD. The critical role of peer support and coalition building will be offered as two promising solutions.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1. Know what research is available about attitudinal barriers among health care profession.
2. Understand how to use plain language and cultural humility to improve healthcare and health outcomes.
3. Discuss peer support and coalition building as key strategies to address violence and abuse.

PRESENTERS
Leigh Ann Davis
Kecia Weller
James Meadours
Patty Quatieri

PLEASE NOTE
1. There is no cost for these webinars.
2. CEUs are not offered for these webinars.
3. Webinar will be archived on HealthMatters Program YouTube Channel
4. For disability accommodations email Jasmina Sisirak (jsisirak@uic.edu) at least 10 days before the webinars.

Presented by the HealthMatters Program, Department of Disability and Human Development, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago in partnership with National Task Group on Intellectual Disabilities and Dementia Practices (NTG) and The Arc of US.

Funding: CDC, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, The Healthy Brain Initiative Award #1 NU58DP006782-01-00. Contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not represent the official views of CDC.