UNMC SAPA

03/19/2024

Don’t forget to sign up for our Deaf Centric Hospital event!!

Join us for our 2nd annual Deaf Centric Hospital Event on April 6th! The registration link is in the comments😁

03/01/2024

Join us for our 2nd annual Deaf Centric Hospital Event on April 6th! The registration link is in the comments😁

04/28/2023

We are proud to announce that our organization received the Community Health Education Award yesterday at the ITEACH Student Awards Ceremony!!

04/01/2023

Last Saturday we hosted our first Deaf Centric Hospital event!

This event included role-playing exercises, where UNMC students became "patients" who seek medical information from "doctors" who are local members of the deaf community. The goal for this learning event is for students to think of solutions and resources to reduce healthcare inequities within the deaf and hard of hearing community.

Thank you to all who participated and made the event such a success. We can’t wait to continue this event for years to come😁

03/31/2023

A big thank you to Nebraska Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing for attending our Deaf Centric Hospital event last weekend!!

10/19/2022

Two trick-or-treat events designed for children and young adults with disabilities are happening this weekend. Check it out!

Lincoln: Friday, October 21 - 5:30pm-7:30pm
Omaha: Sunday, October 23 - 1:00pm-3:00pm

10/05/2022

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and UNMC's Munroe-Meyer Institute encourages all members across the University of Nebraska System and within our community to participate.

The purpose of is to educate about issues and celebrate the many and varied contributions of America's workers with disabilities.

Access our 2022 participation toolkit 👇🏽
https://www.unmc.edu/mmi/news-events/events/ndeam.html
to see how you can be involved this month!



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04/24/2022

It's SAPA Spotlight Sunday! This month we will be featuring our College of Medicine co-president Seth Woods! He is currently an M4 in Omaha.

Swipe to learn more about Seth and his experiences in SAPA!

03/26/2022

CALLING ALL CRAZY SOCK FANS 🧦

SAPA is partnering with John's Crazy Socks to raise money for the Lincoln Inclusive Playground Funds! Visit johnscrazysocks.com to participate and pick out your favorite pair of crazy socks!

03/24/2022

April is Autism Acceptance Month! 🧩 AUCD (Association of University Centers on Disabilities) is hosting a series of webinars focused on mental health and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

Autism and co-morbid mental health illnesses are often discussed and studied in the disability and medical communities. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has professionals understanding the need to truly focus on mental health. The social isolation, disruption of routine, overall sense of loss has impacted the mental health of all populations. Throughout April, Autism Acceptance Month, we will focus on the importance of mental health parity laws, su***de prevention, support, and social skills development of autistic people.

Webinars:
Building a Lifespan Socialization Curriculum
Wednesday, April 6, 2022, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Your Personal Haven: Building a Sensory Lifestyle
Friday, April 15, 2022, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

What You Need to Know About Autism, Health Insurance, and Mental Health Parity Law
Wednesday, April 20, 2022, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Warning Signs of Su***de and Crisis Supports for Autistic People
Thursday, April 28, 2022, 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Please use the link below to register for any of these webinars!

https://www.aucd.org/template/news.cfm?news_id=15887&id=17

02/24/2022

Join us for our next DCAL workshop this Saturday from 10-noon!

During this workshop, we will learn about services such as Interpreters, Deaf Interpreters, and CART captioning. We will also discuss legislation such as the Americans with Disabilities Act and specific Nebraska health care laws that apply to caring for individuals in the Deaf/Hard of Hearing community and others of all abilities. Additionally, a guest who is a Child of a Deaf Adult (CODA) will share their personal experiences. Finally, we will spend time reviewing American Sign Language as a large group and then practicing in smaller breakout rooms. This will be entirely virtual without an in-person component. Five random student attendees from UNMC will receive a $15 Grubhub gift card following the workshop!

02/24/2022

AADMD will be hosting its first Intellectual Disability Curriculum Collaboration Speaker Series this Thursday, February 24th at 6:30pm. Please use the registration link below to receive the Zoom info. This speaker series will feature students and faculty that have successfully advocated for the inclusion of IDD-related topics in medical school curriculum. The goal of this series is to advise students and faculty on how to advocate for curricular changes and develop other programs that promote inclusive health within medical schools. Our first group of speakers will be from Einstein School of Medicine, and we hope you all can join us!

Please join this all new Curriculum Collaboration speaker series - focussing on IDD (Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities). The first series will feature Albert Einstein College of Medicine.