Event Description:
This webinar will focus on the experiences of parents with co-occurring mental health and developmental disabilities. Individuals will talk about their families, the strategies they used, and assistance they received to become successful parents, as well as the discrimination they have faced.
After the completion of the webinar, participants will be able to:
- Define eugenics and its relationship to the forced sterilization of people with disabilities in the United States;
- Identify instances of bias and discrimination against individuals with disabilities becoming parents;
- Identify successful strategies, including the use of assistive technology, in becoming successful parents; and
- Identify barriers parents with disabilities face in supporting their families, especially if their children have disabilities themselves.
This webinar will be held on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET.
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Tuesday, May 10, 2022 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm EDT
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Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities National Training Center (MHDD-NTC)
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