Webinars, Videos, and Presentations

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2nd Annual Convening of IHC Grantees

View accessible slides from the speakers at our June 27, 2023, conference.
  • Accessible Virtual Meetings
  • • Understanding Affordable Housing in NJ • Building Coalitions to Advance Policy & Systems Change • How to Engage with Funders • From Disability Etiquette to Inclusion • The Journey to True Disability Inclusion • Creating Workforce Opportunities

We can make nature more accessible for people with disabilities

The Pinelands Preservation Alliance is working with the disability community to make natural areas in New Jersey’s beautiful Pinelands region more accessible for people with disabilities.

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Inclusive Healthy Communities

An introduction to the Inclusive Healthy Communities program, launched in 2021 by the  Division of Disability Services, NJ Department of Human Services.

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Accessibility in Virtual Programming

Allies In Caring (AIC) has focused on the development of community health workers who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHOH) to better serve the needs of other DHOH individuals within their region. Their team will discuss this vital work and the outcomes of their IHC project.

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Family Resource Network

Professionals from the Family Resource Network discuss their IHC project, which culminated in the development of a tool to assess environments for accessibility. They will also discuss what they’ve learned over the two grant cycles in which they’ve participated.

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Accessibility in Virtual Programming

A panel of experts and advocates discuss methods of improving accessibility and inclusion in online programming. Learn about quick actions you can take to improve accessibility as well as longer-term advocacy considerations.

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Grant Writing Essentials for the Field

Elaine Katz, Senior Vice President, Grants and Communications, at the Kessler Foundation, offers practical advice on how to write successful grant proposals.

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Evesham Township: Striving for a Fully Inclusive Municipality

Join Mayor Jaclyn Veasy and Councilwoman Heather Cooper of Evesham Township for a discussion of their innovative approach to creating permanent change within the municipality to ensure disability inclusion remains a priority.

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Leaning into Discomfort: Making Mistakes and the Social Model of Disability

Explore the beauty of making mistakes! Sarah Napoli discusses the nuances of disability identity and working towards feeling more comfortable venturing into the unknown.

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IHC Academy: Discrepancies in Healthcare Experienced by Individuals with IDD

Wendy Aita of the Rowan RISN Center and Liz Hayden of  Woods Services discuss their organization’s efforts to improve health care delivery for individuals with intellectual disabilities.

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IHC Academy: Access to Nature and Gardens

Jennifer Papa, executive director of City Green, and Carleton Montgomery, executive director of Pinelands Preservation Alliance, discuss how their organizations are making the outdoors more accessible to people with disabilities.

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IHC Academy: Living Safely with Disabilities and Special Health Needs

Jill Harris and Adrienne Robertiello of Children’s Specialized Hospital discuss the development of their IHC project “Living Safely with Disabilities and Special Health Needs.”

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Uncomfortable Truths: Unpacking Bias and Intersecting Identities

This introduction to implicit bias, presented by Sarah Napoli of Open Society Foundations, examines how our identities, cultural backgrounds, and lived experiences inform how we interact with difference.

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Inclusion of People with Multiple Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses from an Intersectional Perspective

Kris McElroy reflects on his experiences as a biracial Black autistic transman living with multiple disabilities and chronic illnesses.

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Strategic Partnership and Planning

Rebecca Martin of Rutgers University leads a discussion of how organizations can form strategic networks to strengthen their disability-inclusion work while staying true to the disability mantra “nothing about us without us.”

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