Sonoran Center Trainees Present Disability Research and Outreach Activities at Annual Symposium
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
On Monday, April 22, 2024, UArizona Sonoran Center for Excellence in Disabilities trainees had the opportunity to share their accomplishments at the annual Trainee Symposium. Colleagues, friends, and Sonoran Center staff were in attendance as over 20 trainees presented their work. This year’s cohort included students from the Undergraduate Certificate in Developmental Disabilities, the Disability Policy Fellowship, the Diversity Fellowship, and the Interdisciplinary Approach to Disability Internship.
Presentations covered a wide range of topics related to disability, including how to make vaccines accessible to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, the use of visual and performance art as a tool of disability self-advocacy, treatment of chronic illness patients in emergency departments, and ADHD’s effect on sleep patterns, among others. Presentations were arranged in four categories: advocacy & systemic change, community engagement and inclusion, research in neurodiverse populations, and healthcare access and equity.
