Diversity & Inclusion Resources
Resources from the Georgetown University National Center for Cultural Competence
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Disparities in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Services and Supports | En Español - The purpose of the Disparities Resource Guide Series is to assist Development Disabilities Councils (DD Councils), University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDDs), and Protection and Advocacy Programs (P&As) to: 1) Address disparities experienced by identified populations of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families; and 2) Implement changes in policy and practice to mitigate and reduce such disparities.
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Conscious & Unconscious Biases in Health Care - This course focuses on conscious and unconscious biases in health care and their impact on people who are disproportionately affected by disparities in health and health care
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The Cultural and Linguistic Competence Assessment for Disability Organizations (CLCADO) - The CLCADO is intended to support organizations to (1) plan for and incorporate culturally and linguistically competent values, policies, structures, and practices in all aspects of their work; (2) enhance the quality of services, supports, and advocacy provided to diverse and underserved communities; (3) effect change in education, training, technical assistance, research, and public policy; and (4) advance cultural and linguistic competence as an essential approach to address racial and ethnic disparities and promote equity for people who experience disabilities and their families.
CRIP CAMP: A DISABILITY REVOLUTION
Official Trailer | Netflix | Documentary
Watch on Netflix (subscription required)
Intelligent Lives
a Film by Dan Habib | UNH Institute on Disability
IDD and Racial Disparities
- American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) - Peer-reviewed articles on IDD and Race and Ethnicity
- Journal Committed to Social Change on Race and Ethnicity (JCSCORE) - Vol 6 No 1 (2020) Special Issue: Disability Justice, Race, and Education
- Nisonger Center, Ohio State University - Race and Health Disparities in Adults with IDD and National Core Indicators (NASDDDS & HSRI) Exploring Health Disparities Among People with IDD: What are the Issues and Do Race and Ethnicity Play a Role?
- AUCD, RRTCDD, UIC Department of Disability and Human Development - Study Brief: Racial and Ethnic Disparities among Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, presentation slides Racial and Ethnic Disparities among Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and their Family Caregivers
- Brookings Report: Race, poverty, and interpreting overrepresentation in special education (September 20, 2017)
Disabilty, Race, Gender and Research
- Othering and Belonging Institute, University of California, Berkeley - Karen Nakamura on Disability Studies and Race