The Mission of the University of Michigan Center for Disability Health and Wellness (U-M CDHW) is to develop and apply innovative research, clinical, and educational strategies to address inequities in healthcare access, quality, and outcomes experienced by individuals with physical, sensory and developmental disabilities across the lifespan. To help accomplish this, we are proud to host webinars on a variety of topics related to our grants and research projects.
Below you will find links to information about our upcoming and previous webinars. You can also check our event calendar for the latest updates.
Upcoming Webinars
Docs with Disabilities Initiative: Access In Medicine Book Club (Q and A with the Author - Wednesday, April 10th, 2024 at 3:30pm
Beautiful Minds Conference: Neurodiversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Thursday, April 11th at 9:00am
Women in Medicine Webinar for Nursing - Wednesday, May 8th 2024 at 3:00pm
5th Annual Disability Research Symposium - Friday, October 4th 2024 at 9:00am
Past Webinars
Research-Based Webinars and Conferences
Docs with Disabilities Initiative: Access In Medicine Book Club (Chapter 6) - March 13th, 2024
Docs with Disabilities Initiative: Access In Medicine Book Club (Chapter 5) - February 14th, 2024
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day & Disability Justice Growing from Allies to Accomplices - January 18th, 2024
Docs with Disabilities Initiative: Access In Medicine Book Club (Chapter 4) - January 10th, 2024
Docs with Disabilities Initiative: Access In Medicine Book Club (Chapter 3) - December 13th, 2023
Spinal Cord Injury & Holiday Wellness: Tips for a Peaceful Holiday Season - November 15, 2023
NBME Guide for Requesting Accommodations on the USMLE Step Exams (Part 3) - October 18, 2023
2023 SCI Continuing Development Symposium - October 17, 2023
4th Annual Disability Research Symposium - October 6, 2023
NBME Guide for Requesting Accommodations on the USMLE Step Exams (Part 2) - October 5, 2023
NBME Guide for Requesting Accommodations on the USMLE Step Exams (Part 1) - September 20, 2023
Docs with Disabilities Initiative: Access In Medicine Book Club (First session) - September 13, 2023
The effect of public and private health insurance on the use of preventive services for people with disabilities - August 16, 2023
MI-SCIMS Presents: Adaptive Sports - June 21st 2023
Partnering with Communities to promote Healthy Aging for People with Physical Disabilities - May 31, 2023
Enhancing Healthcare Equity through the provision of Accommodations to Patients for Disabilities - April 13, 2023 and April 19, 2023
MI-SCIMS Presents: A Conversation on Women’s Health and SCI- March 9, 2023
Serving those Aging with a Long-Term Physical Disability during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Challenges, Successes, and Innovations - February 9, 2023
MLK Day Panel Discussion: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on access to services and access to work for people with disabilities - January 16, 2023
Emerging Driverless and Automated Transportation: Designing for Inclusion - October 20, 2022
2022 Disability Research Symposium - October 7, 2022
Exploring the Intersections of Person and Place: Healthy Aging for Adults with Long-Term Physical Disabilities - July 14, 2022
Reimagining Primary Health Care for Individuals with Disabilities - April 14, 2022
Broadband Internet Access: Implications for the Health of People with Disabilities - January 13, 2022
Make no bones about it—there is more to bone health than density, and we have much to learn! - October 14, 2021
2021 Disability Research Symposium - October 1, 2021
Examining the Risk of Potentially Preventable Hospitalization in Adults with Congenital and Acquired Disabilities - July 8, 2021
Examining the Impact of COVID-19 on Adults with Physical Disabilities from Marginalized Communities - April 22, 2021
Policy Solutions to Support Family Caregivers - January 27, 2021
Augmenting Health Research through Secondary Data Use-The National Neighborhood Data Archive (NaNDA) - September 23, 2020
Methods and Analytic Approaches for Identifying the Health Experiences of Physically Disabled Persons Using Administrative Claims Dataset - September 21, 2020
Disability Research Symposium 2020 - October 2, 2020
Aging With Cerebral Palsy - February 20, 2020
Community-Based Webinars and Conferences
2nd Annual MLK Live Panel Discussion: Disability, Economic and Racial Justice - Impact on Wellbeing and Health Outcomes - January 14, 2022
WISD and PMR Present: Problem Solving for the Child with Complex Needs - May 21, 2021
Partnering to Create a More Accessible Future: A Panel Conversation about Ableism and Racism in Healthcare - January 16, 2021
Virtual Book Talk with Alice Wong, activist and editor of a new anthology “Disability Visibility" - October 14, 2020