In 3 weeks, the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Virtual Conference will finally be here. For this free, online event: now is the time to start setting up your personal itinerary from the full program of more than 30 sessions and 80 speakers. After registering, just click on the “itinerary” tab in the left navigation bar and start building your schedule.

Featuring insight on issues at the intersection of disability and race, explore a number of topics ranging from advancing neurodiversity in the workplace to deepening your understanding of how systemic ableism and racism continue to create barriers to full inclusion.

Keynote Speaker 

Dr. Kimberlé W. Crenshaw is a civil rights advocate and pioneering scholar, who developed the “intersectionality” framework addressing how overlapping identities and experiences can lead to complex, and sometimes under-recognized, issues of inequity and inequality.

Dr. Crenshaw currently serves as Isidor and Seville Sulzbacher Professor of Law at Columbia Law School, as well as Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Plenary Session Speakers

• Setting and defining goals for improving DEI in your organization.
• The impact of systemic and historical racism and other barriers on the I/DD sector.
• The intersection of health care disparities for Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) and those with I/DD.
• Creating a pathway for equity and inclusion of BIPOC at all levels of I/DD organizations, including the boards of directors.
• The challenges and rewards of employing a neuro-diverse workforce.

FREE NASW Continuing Education Credits Available

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Licensed Marriage & Family Therapists, & Licensed Psychologists

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