UNMC SAPA

Last Saturday we hosted our first Deaf Centric Hospital event!

This event included role-playing exercises, where UNMC students became "patients" who seek medical information from "doctors" who are local members of the deaf community. The goal for this learning event is for students to think of solutions and resources to reduce healthcare inequities within the deaf and hard of hearing community.

Thank you to all who participated and made the event such a success. We can’t wait to continue this event for years to come😁

Two trick-or-treat events designed for children and young adults with disabilities are happening this weekend. Check it out!

Lincoln: Friday, October 21 - 5:30pm-7:30pm
Omaha: Sunday, October 23 - 1:00pm-3:00pm

It's SAPA Spotlight Sunday! This month we will be featuring our College of Medicine co-president Seth Woods! He is currently an M4 in Omaha.

Swipe to learn more about Seth and his experiences in SAPA!

Join us for our next DCAL workshop this Saturday from 10-noon!

During this workshop, we will learn about services such as Interpreters, Deaf Interpreters, and CART captioning. We will also discuss legislation such as the Americans with Disabilities Act and specific Nebraska health care laws that apply to caring for individuals in the Deaf/Hard of Hearing community and others of all abilities. Additionally, a guest who is a Child of a Deaf Adult (CODA) will share their personal experiences. Finally, we will spend time reviewing American Sign Language as a large group and then practicing in smaller breakout rooms. This will be entirely virtual without an in-person component. Five random student attendees from UNMC will receive a $15 Grubhub gift card following the workshop!

AADMD will be hosting its first Intellectual Disability Curriculum Collaboration Speaker Series this Thursday, February 24th at 6:30pm. Please use the registration link below to receive the Zoom info. This speaker series will feature students and faculty that have successfully advocated for the inclusion of IDD-related topics in medical school curriculum. The goal of this series is to advise students and faculty on how to advocate for curricular changes and develop other programs that promote inclusive health within medical schools. Our first group of speakers will be from Einstein School of Medicine, and we hope you all can join us!

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: IDD Curriculum Series. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Please join this all new Curriculum Collaboration speaker series - focussing on IDD (Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities). The first series will feature Albert Einstein College of Medicine.