Inclusive, Accessible Health Care the Focus of Free Continuing Medical Education Course

A new Continuing Medical Education (CME) course aimed at facilitating more equitable and accessible health care for patients with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (I/DD) is available through the University of Arizona Sonoran Center for Excellence in Disabilities.

State-Wide Collaboration Seeks Information about Pregnancy and Parenting

Information gathered from survey will help inform approaches to services, resources for people with disabilities who are pregnant or parenting

Moving Forward Together

Webinar Series Addresses Social Life After Traumatic Brain Injury
By Drew Milne

Image shows a Zoom screen with five individuals arranged in five square panels. From left (top row), Austin Duncan, Calvin Cook, Michele Kauffman. From left (bottom row), the ASL Interpreter and Mateo Treetop.

For people who have survived Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI), their challenges don’t end when they leave the hospital. Rather, they are taking the first steps on a long journey of learning how to live their lives with TBI.

Alone, this situation can often seem insurmountable, but the more support and care they receive from people in their lives (family, friends, and even strangers) the easier it becomes.

This was the focus of a June virtual webinar series called “Moving Forward: Navigating a Social Life with TBI” by Austin Duncan.

Bringing Native Voices to the Forefront on Disability

By Drew Milne

Image shows Wayne Weston as a presenter for a Zoom meeting. The slide shows a traditional Native artwork of a woman with the words What we must Do and Mitakuye Oyasin "We Are All Related"

Wayne Weston, University of South Dakota Oyate Circle coordinator & trainer, was the first presenter in the Native Center for Disabilities webinar series.

Searching for Success

How Project SEARCH Helps Students with Disabilities Thrive in the Workplace

By Drew Milne

Since its inception in 1997, Project SEARCH has helped thousands of youth around the world with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) get the skills they need to succeed in the workplace after high school.

The UArizona Sonoran Center for Excellence in Disabilities is proud to have been a part of that process.

Where I Belong

How a new ArtWorks’ project helps people with IDD tell their stories and find their community

From left, Marissa Robles is helping Brad Biddlecome with a drawing.
From left, University of Arizona Art Student Marissa Robles helps ArtWorks Artist Brad Biddlecome on a drawing. Robles is assisting ArtWorks Director Dr. Yumi Shirai on a new project called Exploring and Identifying Communities Where I Belong: Arts-Based, Person-Centered Book Making Workshop. Apply for AmeriCorps.

By Drew Milne

When providing care to people with disabilities, building trust, and a connection is crucial to giving people the support they need to thrive.

Together with the Sonoran Center, AmeriCorps and Tucson Parks and Recreation, ArtWorks is helping people with intellectual and developmental disabilities express themselves in a way that bridges gaps with their caregivers.

The project is called Exploring and Identifying Communities Where I Belong: Arts-Based, Person-Centered Book Making Workshop. It is led by ArtWorks Director Dr. Yumi Shirai and UArizona art student Marissa Robles.