Thank you for being a supporter of past We Can Do Better conferences and events. This year we decided to do something a little different with a series of virtual events focused on Disability Justice. We want to elevate and educate on the often ignored issues that impact the disability community most. These voices need to be amplified so we can address Ableism in all of our systems.
December 7, 2023 – 3 to 5pm – Let’s Talk About Long COVID
- Gabriel San Emeterio, LMSW- Long COVID Justice advocate
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Noriko Yamaguchi, PT, DPT, Oregon Health and Sciences University
January 23, 2024 – 3 to 5pm – Support our Disabled Students
- Oregon State Senator Sara Gelser Blouin about the state of education for disabled students in Oregon and her policy efforts to have the Indivduals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) upheld in Oregon schools.
- Greg Santucci, OT about strategies for parents, teachers and professionals to better understand how to support the sensory needs of disabled youth.
- Video Replay
March 2024 – Intersectional Disability – 1 to 3pm
- Speakers with Lived Experience being multiply disabled and BIPOC and/or LGBTQIA+
- Representatives from the “We Are The Most Beautiful People: Adults with Disabilities” film.
- Video Replay
May 30, 2024 – 3pm to 5pm – Upacking Systemic Ableism
- What is Ableism?
- Ableism in our systems
- Ableism and White Supremacist Culture
- Changing Ableist language
- Listening to Lived Experience
- Neurodiversity movement
Featuring:
- Jeny Canaday of A Zaney Life
- Amy Fellows of We Can Do Better
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