A new academic year means a new batch of CED Ability Grand Rounds webinars featuring
state, national and international experts.

CED Ability Grand Rounds are an important teaching tool that helps our teams and other disability service providers keep up to date in evolving areas that may be directly related to, or associated with our core practice.

Date: Tuesday, August 13 from 2-3 p.m. EST

Presenter: Dr. Scott Landes, Associate Professor at the Syracuse University Sociology Department

Topic: Moving disability measurement forward

Learning objectives:

• Understand the conceptualization of disability in U.S. population surveys
• Understand the operationalization of disability in U.S. population surveys
• Explore alternative ways to measure disability

Register in advance for this and upcoming Grand Rounds webinars: https://wvu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYscemprzoiGNGZjxJhnhNz-Ez_HgQClzjm#/registration

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. It is recommended that you also join by phone to avoid audio delays due to bandwidth.

For questions about accessibility or to request an accommodation, please email lcottrell@hsc.wvu.edu

Save the Date 
Upcoming Grand Rounds presentations:

September 10, 2024 - 4 p.m.
Presenter: Glenys Mann, PhD
Topic: Working with parents: Problems and possibilities

October 8, 2024 - 2 p.m.
Presenter: Marie Hardin
Topic: Disability, sport and the Paralympics: Growth and impact

November 12, 2024 - 2 p.m.
Presenter: Yana Rodgers, PhD
Topic: Workers' perceptions of disability and utilization of accommodations: Evidence from the healthcare industry

December 10, 2024 - 4 p.m.
Presenter: Ilan Wiesel, PhD
Topic: Making mainstream services more inclusive for people with intellectual disabilities

January 13, 2025 - 2 p.m.
Presenter: Dr. Lindsay Shea
Topic: Foster care involvement among youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities

February 11, 2025 - 2 p.m.
Presenter: Alex Wang
Topic: The complex relationship between sensory disabilities and mental health

March 11, 2025 - 2 p.m.
Presenter: Nicole Hansen
Topic: Promoting anti-ableist practices in teaching teacher education

April 8, 2025 - 2 p.m.
Presenter: Carrie Henning-Smith, PhD
Topic: Housing a social driver of health for rural residents

May 13, 2025 - 2 p.m.
Presenter: Marc Lanovaz, PhD
Topic: Supporting parents with intellectual disability in managing challenging behavior: Lessons learned from the Family Game

June 10, 2025 - 2 p.m.
Presenter: Paula Hamilton, PhD
Topic: Out of the mouths of babes: Using diversity dolls to elicit children's unfiltered thoughts and feelings about disability

View previous Grand Rounds webinars.