Engaging Anti-Ableist Strategies to Reduce Healthcare Inequities Experienced by People with Disabilities

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About the Webinar

This session will provide an overview of healthcare inequities experienced by people with disabilities and anti-ableist strategies to mitigate these avoidable and preventable differences in outcomes. The goals and strategies employed by the Center for Dignity in Healthcare for People with Disabilities will be discussed. Participants can identify and prioritize the next steps to develop further cultural humility related to disability.

Presenter:

Kara Ayers, Ph.D.
Kara Ayers, Ph.D., is the Associate Director and an Assistant Professor at the University of Cincinnati Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCCEDD). She is the Director of the Center for Dignity in Healthcare for People with Disabilities. In collaboration with Johns Hopkins Disability Health Research Center, the Center for Dignity developed a dashboard to track vaccine allocation plans related to disability. The Center for Dignity also advocated against the multiple rationing plans released by states at the start of the pandemic. Work in this realm continues as medical rationing is an ongoing problem faced by people with disabilities. Dr. Ayers’ professional interests include disability identity/culture, bioethics, community inclusion, and the use of media to teach, empower, and reduce stigma. She serves on multiple task forces and national and state coalitions to improve outcomes for people with disabilities. She infuses the mantra, “Nothing about us without us,” into all of her scholarly and community-based pursuits.