CED Ability Grand Rounds - October 8, 2024
"Disability, sport and the Paralympics: Growth and impact"
Monday, September 16, 2024
CED Ability Grand Rounds are an important teaching tool that helps our teams and other disability service providers keep up to date in evolving areas that may be directly related to, or associated with our core practice.
Date: Tuesday, October 8, 2024 from 2-3 p.m. EST
Presenter: Dr. Marie Hardin, Professor and Dean, Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications, Penn State University
Topic: Disability, sport and the Paralympics: Growth and impact
Learning objectives:
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Explicate the state of Paralympic sport as a cultural/popular phenomena.
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Describe patterns and consequences of media coverage.
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Explain its impact on disability communities locally and globally in terms of access and rights.
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Upcoming Grand Rounds presentations:
November 12, 2024 - 2 p.m.
Presenter: Yana Rodgers, PhD
Topic: Workers' perceptions of disability and utilization of accommodations: Evidence from the healthcare industry
December 10, 2024 - 4 p.m.
Presenter: Ilan Wiesel, PhD
Topic: Making mainstream services more inclusive for people with intellectual disabilities
January 13, 2025 - 2 p.m.
Presenter: Dr. Lindsay Shea
Topic: Leveraging national data to examine the under-explored experiences of youth with I/DD in foster care
February 11, 2025 - 2 p.m.
Presenter: Alex Wang
Topic: The complex relationship between sensory disabilities and mental health
March 11, 2025 - 2 p.m.
Presenter: Nicole Hansen
Topic: Promoting anti-ableist practices in teaching teacher education
April 8, 2025 - 2 p.m.
Presenter: Carrie Henning-Smith, PhD
Topic: Housing as a social driver of health for rural residents
May 13, 2025 - 2 p.m.
Presenter: Marc Lanovaz, PhD
Topic: Supporting parents with intellectual disability in managing challenging behavior: Lessons learned from the Family Game
June 10, 2025 - 2 p.m.
Presenter: Paula Hamilton, PhD
Topic: Out of the mouths of babes: Using diversity dolls to elicit children's unfiltered thoughts and feelings about disability