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Creating Age-Friendly Spaces for Participation and Connection
Wednesday, August 12 at 12 p.m. OR 6 p.m.
Event Description: This presentation explores how meaningful engagement evolves as people age, emphasizing strategies for scaling activities to meet diverse abilities and interests. Highlighting the powerful role of the environment in supporting successful aging, this presentation will explore how intentional room setup, sensory considerations, and social cues shape participation and connection. Participants will see how age‑friendly design principles guide the development of environments that are easy to navigate, welcoming to all, and supportive of meaningful social interaction.
What You’ll Learn:
- How to make spaces safer, easier to use, and less confusing
- Simple ways to create activities that people enjoy and care about
- How to adjust activities and tasks as someone’s abilities change
- Tips to help reduce stress, frustration, and anxiety
- Ways to support independence, confidence, and quality of life
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Pap Camp: Expanding Access, Empowering Care
Wednesday, September 9 at 12 p.m.
Event Description: People with intellectual and developmental disabilities often face significant barriers when accessing reproductive and sexual healthcare. This presentation explores the challenges that contribute to these disparities and highlights practical strategies for creating more inclusive, accessible care. Attendees will learn about innovative programs such as Pap Camp and the CARES Manual, which help reduce anxiety, increase knowledge, and improve access to preventive health screenings. Through real-world examples and evidence-based approaches, participants will gain tools to better support individuals with disabilities in making informed healthcare decisions.
What You’ll Learn:
- How to identify common barriers that can make reproductive healthcare examinations and screenings difficult to access for people with disabilities.
- How health disparities impact access to preventive reproductive healthcare and why routine screenings are important.
- About resources and strategies, including Pap Camp, that can improve access to reproductive health examinations and help individuals feel more comfortable and confident throughout the
healthcare process. - How to use CARES Manual resources and other practical tools to create accessible, inclusive reproductive exams and services.
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Questions? Contact Member Relations.
Translations Available
Real-time written translations in Spanish, simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese, and other languages will be provided.
Traducción escrita en tiempo real disponible en Español.
提供中文实时书面翻译。
提供中文實時書面翻譯。