LIVE WEBCAST
Providing Equal Access to Medical Care for Individuals with Disabilities, Even in the Time of COVID
Thursday, December 3, 2020 | 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Program Fee:
Free for Members | $49 for Nonmembers
CLE Credit:
New York: 1.0 Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias
New Jersey: 1.0 General
California: 1.0 Elimination of Bias
Pennsylvania: 1.0 Professional Responsibility
Connecticut: Available to Licensed Attorneys
Description:
Join us for a comprehensive overview of the requirements, challenges, best practices, and open questions of providing equal access to medical care for individuals with disabilities.
Our speakers, which include medical professionals, advocates, and agency attorneys, will discuss the following critical issues:
- Treatment of individuals with disabilities and resource allocation during the COVID-19 pandemic;
- Implicit bias against individuals with disabilities in the medical profession;
- Accommodations for individuals with disabilities in the medical setting; and
- Best practices for hospitals, medical offices, and other providers of medical care.
Click Here to View Program Agenda & Faculty
Program Chair:
Katherine Carroll, Assistant Commissioner, Law Enforcement Bureau, NYC Commission on Human Rights
Sponsoring Association Committee:
Disability Law, Katherine Carroll, Chair