Webinars and Conferences

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 (Chapter 3) will take place on Wednesday, December 13th, 2023 at 4:00pm.

Research-Based Webinars and Conferences

• 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