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Disability in Genetic Counseling

@DisabilityGC

Raising awareness of and support for genetic counselors with disabilities. Email [email protected] to join our group!

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Joined July 2022
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The DocsWithDisabilities Initiative@DocsWith4 Mar 2023
Today we mourn the incredible loss of @judithheumann a mentor and light for so many. We challenge YOU to create access and advocate for disability inclusion in her honor. Get involved, educate yourself. We are all responsible for access. #AllHuemannsForAccess #AccessIsLove
Infographic with picture of judy huemann on left in flowered blue and pink top, words: Judy Huemann December 18, 1947-March 4, 2023 Judy was a lifelong civil rights activist for people with disabilities and a community leader. She made significant contributions to the development of human rights legislation and policies benefiting children and adults with disabilities. She led an incredible life of advocacy and inspired a movement. She will be dearly missed. We will continue to fight the good fight in your honor. #DocsWithDisabilities

ALT Infographic with picture of judy huemann on left in flowered blue and pink top, words: Judy Huemann December 18, 1947-March 4, 2023 Judy was a lifelong civil rights activist for people with disabilities and a community leader. She made significant contributions to the development of human rights legislation and policies benefiting children and adults with disabilities. She led an incredible life of advocacy and inspired a movement. She will be dearly missed. We will continue to fight the good fight in your honor. #DocsWithDisabilities

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Lauren Giannetti Sferrazza MS, LGC@LGtheCGC2 Nov 2022
Proud to be part of @DisabilityGC . An amazing group of GCs and now friends! #disabilityawareness #genechat
Genetic Counselors (@GeneticCouns) profile pictureGenetic Counselors@GeneticCouns28 Oct 2022
October is #DisabilityEmploymentAwarenessMonth, and we are raising awareness of the experience of genetic counselors with disabilities. Hear from 5 different counselors as they share their stories in a series of short videos: bit.ly/3zkoMCt #GeneChat
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Proud of our members for sharing their stories for the community! #GeneChat
Genetic Counselors (@GeneticCouns) profile pictureGenetic Counselors@GeneticCouns28 Oct 2022
October is #DisabilityEmploymentAwarenessMonth, and we are raising awareness of the experience of genetic counselors with disabilities. Hear from 5 different counselors as they share their stories in a series of short videos: bit.ly/3zkoMCt #GeneChat
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Interested in a career in genetic counseling? Stop by the Genetic Counseling Virtual Career Fair tomorrow from 12-3pm ET! DisabilityGC will be there ready to answer your questions. To register, visit @ bit.ly/gcfair22
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We love this energy! Hybrid, accessible conferences with sign language interpreters and subtitles should be the norm 🙌
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Free event feat. stories from the disability community at Lincoln Center in NYC: lincolncenter.org/series/sum…

Ping Chong and Company's Inside/Out...…Voices from the Disability Community · Lincoln Center

Co-directed by Ping Chong and Sara Zatz, and created in collaboration with the performers, the heartfelt documentary theater piece Inside/Out…Voices from the…

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Excellent, important article by one of our members @DevinShuman and a great read for #genechat: tinyurl.com/459525du
Genetic Support Foundation (@GeneticSupport) profile pictureGenetic Support Foundation@GeneticSupport26 Jul 2022
Today is the 32nd anniversary of the ADA & last week of #DisabilityPrideMonth Read our newest blog post by our Genetic Counselor @DevinShuman Let's work together for change - Ableist Detrimental Assumptions: How GCs Need to Pave the Path to Inclusivity tinyurl.com/459525du
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A must-read: One disabled woman's experience with seeking a abortion. nytimes.com/2022/07/14/style…
For a Woman in a Wheelchair, Abortion Access Was One More Challenge (Published 2022)

For a Woman in a Wheelchair, Abortion Access Was One More Challenge (Published 2022)

Roxanne Schiebergen, a writer and actress, has become skilled at navigating New York City since she was a student at N.Y.U. Then came an unexpected pregnancy.

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Genetics Nerd, CGC@CatsAndGenetics21 Jul 2022
Friendly reminder that visually impaired folks’ software doesn’t work with pictures. If you have pictures with text, just make it a 🧵. I’ve seen lots of posts lately that aren’t visually-impaired friendly. Let’s be disability advocates in AND out of clinic. #GeneChat
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Hi #genechat! We are Disability in Genetic Counseling (DisabilityGC). We are working on some fabulous content. Please spread the word and follow us on Insta/Twitter @DisabilityGC. Email us (in bio) for more info!
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