Event Description:
The OAEC invites older adults, people with disabilities, their families, and caregivers to join this webinar to discuss challenges that minority communities have experienced during COVID-19. The webinar will cover topics including physical and mental health, economic and food security, and social supports. Panelists will discuss national programs and services that support diverse aging and disability communities during the pandemic and through recovery.
Panelists Include:
- Deborah Stone-Walls, Chief Programs & Services, USAging
- Eden Ruiz-Lopez, Operations Director, National Center on Elder Abuse
- Erika Kelly, Chief Membership and Advocacy Manager, Meals on Wheels America
- Ginny Paulson, Director, SHIP Technical Assistance Center
- Lenard Kaye, Director, UMaine Center on Aging
- Nicole Liebau, Center Director, SMP Resource Center
- Richard Petty, Director, National Center for Aging and Disability; Co-Director, Independent Living Research Utilization at TIRR Memorial Hermann
This webinar will be held on Thursday, March 31, 2022 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET.
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Thursday, March 31, 2022 - 3:30pm to 5:30pm EDT
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Older Adults' Equity Collaborative (OAEC)
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