What’s on DEC: July 2026
Catch up on the latest news and updates from DEC. Read our latest newsletter here.↗
DEC Webinar: The IDD Toolkit: Tools to Enhance Health Care for Adults with IDD
Please join us on Wednesday, August 5th at 12:00 PM EST for a Standards & Guidelines webinar: "The IDD Toolkit: Tools to Enhance Health Care for Adults with IDD". Automated captioning will be provided. ASL Interpretation is available upon request…
CANCELLED: 6/3/26 DEC Research Presentation: Advancing Cancer Screening Among Americans Who Use Sign Language
Unfortunately, we have had to cancel our research presentation on June 3, 2026. We will reschedule for a later date. Please find the prior description below. Dr. Poorna Kushalnagar will present on a randomized trial that paired deaf, deafblind, and…
NOW AVAILABLE: Accessible Healthcare for People with Disabilities: An Implementation Guide for Healthcare Organizations
ACCESS THE GUIDE HERE↗ People with disabilities continue to face significant barriers to high-quality healthcare. DEC's new Implementation Guide is a comprehensive resource to help healthcare organizations close those gaps. Designed for organizations of all sizes — from small rural…
ACTION ALERT: Advocate for Disability as a Demographic in the EHR
Join DEC in urging the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) to create a new electronic health record (EHR) data element to record Disability Status as a demographic! ONC sets the standards for all EHRs in…
DEC Research Presentation: Disability Perspectives on the Adverse Effects of Medical Ableism
You’re invited! Please join us on Wednesday, March 4th at 12:00 PM EST for DEC's first research presentation of 2026: "Disability Perspectives on the Adverse Effects of Medical Ableism". Dr. Jae Kennedy will discuss preliminary findings from his grant-funded project,…