Upcoming Webinars
Webinar Recordings (General)
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Beyond Inclusion: Design for an Interdependent Future with Sara Hendren
Recorded on November 16, 2021$20.00In this webinar recording, Sara Hendren walks us through products, furniture, buildings, and city streets to locate the desirable forms of assistance that welcome all of us.
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Digital Accessibility: What does it mean and why does it matter with Meenakshi Das
Recorded on October 28, 2021$20.00In this webinar recording, learn how you can make technology more accessible to people with disabilities and how you can support your employees better by providing accommodations driven by modern technology.
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Incorporating disability justice into your organization with Sharon daVanport & Morénike Giwa Onaiwu
Recorded on August 19, 2021$20.00In this webinar recording, viewers will be introduced to methods for integrating disability justice principles into their programs, projects, and internal organizational structures.
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Strategies for inclusive youth recreation programming with the National Inclusion Project
Recorded on July 21, 2021$20.00In this webinar recording, participants learn practical advice, tools, & resources to make their recreation and community programming more inclusive of youth with disabilities.
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“Minding the gap” for BIPOC disabled youth with Luticha Andre Doucette
Recorded on June 23, 2021$20.00In this webinar recording, learn key areas where and how BIPOC disabled youth fall through the gaps, as well as strategies for how to prepare these young people for the transition into adult services.
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The Importance & How To’s of Captioning with Rikki Poynter
Recorded on February 24, 2021$20.00In this recording, learn about the importance of captions and ways to make your online programming, work, and content accessible for deaf and hard of hearing Internet consumers.
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The intersection of disability & immigration
Recorded on November 10, 2020$20.00In this webinar recording, our presenters discussed the various ways the U.S. immigration system impacts people with disabilities.
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Hosting accessible and inclusive online meetings with Allegra Heath-Stout
Recorded on October 8, 2020$20.00Now that it’s clear online meetings will remain a big part of our reality, it’s a great time to make sure we’re doing all we can to make sure that our meetings create an accessible, welcoming environment for all participants.
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I Came, I Saw, I Wrote: Today’s Autistic Creators with Alec Frazier
Recorded on September 30, 2020$20.00In this webinar with Alec Frazier, we discussed autistic writers, creators, and inclusion in today’s entertainment world and society.
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“Disability Visibility” Virtual Book Discussion with Alice Wong & Sandy Ho
Recorded on August 8, 2020FREEIn this recording, Alice Wong & Sandy Ho discuss the recent book, “Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century.”
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Algorithmic decision-making, AI, and disability justice with Lydia X. Z. Brown
Recorded on July 8, 2020$20.00In this recording, Lydia X.Z. Brown shares how bias in A.I. and algorithms is having a huge impact on the lives of people with disabilities.
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If I Cancan with Maysoon Zayid
Recorded on May 7, 2020FREEIn this recording, Maysoon Zayid brings her hilarious and informative one women show online for one night only. Show was supported by the Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation.
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Autism Acceptance Month & promoting neurodiversity in the workplace with ASAN
Recorded on April 23, 2020$20.00In this webinar recording, Zoe Gross from the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network (ASAN) explains why the autistic community prefers acceptance to awareness, and we explore ways to make workplaces more inclusive of autistic people.
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Inclusive Telework for Persons with Disabilities with Debra Ruh
Recorded on April 1, 2020$20.00In this webinar recording, Debra Ruh discusses tips, tricks, tools, and best practices for creating an inclusive remote work culture at your organization.
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Exploring black disabled identity with Leroy Moore Jr.
Recorded on March 23, 2020$20.00In this webinar recording, Leroy F. Moore Jr. talks about his new book (Black Disabled Ancestors), his work, and about Black disability issues.
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Does inclusion mean belonging? with Liz Weintraub
Recorded on February 27, 2020$20.00The word “inclusion” is used frequently in our world today, but what do we actually mean when we say it? In this webinar, Liz Weintraub explores the difference between inclusion and belonging. She shares stories from her own experiences, and answers audience questions about how to create places that foster true belonging.
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Frameworks & Assessment Tools for Disability Inclusion
Recorded on October 3, 2019$20.00This training reviews two frameworks – EARN’s Inclusion@Work Framework and The Workplace Initiative’s The Guide to Disability Inclusion – that provide roadmaps to aid in your organization’s disability inclusion journey. Further, the session also reviews three assessment tools that assist organizations in analysis and benchmarking.
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How to identify & support people at risk for suicide
Recorded on September 12, 2019FREEThis training aims to de-stigmatize mental health and focus on recognizing risk factors and warning signs of someone at risk for suicide. Additionally, it aids in the effort to empathize and response to an individual in crisis, followed by basic steps in getting a suicidal person help. It also introduces Samaritans services and 24/7 helpline as an important free prevention resource.
Webinar Recordings (Disability Mentoring)
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Induction for the Class of 2019 of the Susan M. Daniels Disability Mentoring Hall of Fame
Recorded on January 17, 2020FREEThe Susan M. Daniels Disability Mentoring Hall of Fame was established to honor those who are making a significant difference in the lives of youth and adults with disabilities through mentoring. Watch the induction of the Class of 2019 members here.
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Youth Self-Advocacy, Self-Determination and Disclosure
FREEIn this recording, PYD staff explain what self-advocacy and disclosure are and how they are important skills for young people with disabilities to learn. The session also goes into detail about how mentors can help their mentees develop these skills.
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Supporting Education Goals
FREEIn this recording, PYD staff break down the different educational goals by grades, and go into detail about why these goals are important, especially to students with disabilities. The session also discusses how mentors can support their mentees with these goals depending on grade level.
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Independent Living Skills
FREEIn this recording, PYD staff address how to support self advocacy and independent living when working with youth with disabilities. The session discusses different areas of independent living that many people with disabilities structure their goals around.
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Self-care
FREEIn this recording, PYD staff break down different types of self care and methods for grounding, and various methods for maintaining self care which is helpful for individuals of all abilities and backgrounds.
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Developing Leadership Skills with your Mentee
FREEIn this recording, there is a comprehensive discussion about leadership including a review of different leadership styles. It includes quizzes that can be used with mentees to learn their style such as the compass styles and the animal quadrant leadership tests.
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Supporting your Mentee’s Career Path
FREEIn this recording, PYD staff review strategies to support mentees in their career path. It includes background on disability employment statistics and why this topic is important for mentoring.
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Working with your Mentee’s Parents/Guardians
FREEIn this recording, PYD staff break down the roles of a mentor, best practices for working with parents, communication tips, and setting boundaries/expectations with parents.
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Understanding and Overcoming Ageism
FREEIn this recording, PYD staff define ageism and reflect upon the various ways it can be relevant or appear in mentoring programs – in reference to mentees, mentors, or staff.
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Intersection of Trauma & Disability
FREEIn this recording, PYD staff define the concepts of both disability and trauma, and spend time reflecting as a group about how these two concepts interrelate and intersect.