Stanford Medicine Alliance for Disability Inclusion and Equity - Smadie

Stanford Medicine Alliance for Disability Inclusion and Equity - Smadie Advocating for equality & accessibility; disability as a part of diversity & inclusivity.

Keynote: Disability is the Connective TissueHow can disability reshape the way we understand and build medical culture? ...
04/06/2026

Keynote: Disability is the Connective Tissue

How can disability reshape the way we understand and build medical culture? This keynote explores disability as identity, methodology, and consciousness, and how these perspectives can inform more inclusive and transformative approaches to healthcare.

Join us on April 25 at 2:40 PM PT for the 2026 SMADIE Conference.

Register: https://tinyurl.com/SMADIE2026Conference

Keynote: Make Your Ideas StickHow do we communicate ideas in ways that truly resonate and inspire change? This keynote e...
04/03/2026

Keynote: Make Your Ideas Stick

How do we communicate ideas in ways that truly resonate and inspire change? This keynote explores how creativity and storytelling can be used to engage audiences and advance accessibility in healthcare.

Join us on April 25 at 10:45 AM PT for the 2026 SMADIE Conference.

Register: https://tinyurl.com/SMADIE2026Conference

Session 6: Innovations in Advancing Disability Inclusion in Medical EducationAdvancing disability inclusion in medical e...
04/02/2026

Session 6: Innovations in Advancing Disability Inclusion in Medical Education

Advancing disability inclusion in medical education requires new approaches, ideas, and systems-level change. This session highlights innovative strategies that are reshaping how medical education can better support and include disabled learners.

Join us on April 25 at 1:45 PM PT for the 2026 SMADIE Conference.

Register: https://tinyurl.com/SMADIE2026Conference

Session 5: Supporting Disabled Learners across the Continuum of Professional EducationSupporting disabled learners requi...
04/01/2026

Session 5: Supporting Disabled Learners across the Continuum of Professional Education

Supporting disabled learners requires more than access. It involves mentorship, structural support, and sustained inclusion across every stage of professional training. This session explores how educational and clinical environments can better support learners from training through practice.

Join us on April 25 at 12:55 PM PT for the 2026 SMADIE Conference.

Register: https://tinyurl.com/SMADIE2026Conference

03/31/2026

Hear directly from one of our keynote speakers, Rishika Kartik ().

In this video, they share why engaging audiences and advancing accessibility in healthcare matters now more than ever.

Join us for the 2026 SMADIE Conference.
Date: Saturday, April 25, 2026
Time: 8:00 AM – 3:45 PM PT

Register: https://tinyurl.com/SMADIE2026Conference

Session 4: Cultivating Mentorship and Community Support for Disabled Trainees and CliniciansMentorship and community are...
03/31/2026

Session 4: Cultivating Mentorship and Community Support for Disabled Trainees and Clinicians

Mentorship and community are essential to building more inclusive healthcare spaces. This session explores how support systems can empower disabled trainees and clinicians, strengthen belonging, and create pathways for long-term success in medicine.

Join us on April 25 at 11:50 AM PT for the 2026 SMADIE Conference.

Register: https://tinyurl.com/SMADIE2026Conference

Session 3: Justice-Oriented Changes to Healthcare CultureWhat does it take to shift healthcare culture toward justice? T...
03/30/2026

Session 3: Justice-Oriented Changes to Healthcare Culture

What does it take to shift healthcare culture toward justice? This session brings together perspectives across research, clinical practice, and lived experience to examine how systems can move beyond awareness and toward meaningful, structural change.

Join us on April 25 at 9:50 AM PT for the 2026 SMADIE Conference.

Register here: https://tinyurl.com/SMADIE2026Conference

Session 2: Shared Vision — Intersectional Experiences of DisabilityDisability is not experienced in isolation. It inters...
03/27/2026

Session 2: Shared Vision — Intersectional Experiences of Disability

Disability is not experienced in isolation. It intersects with identity, culture, and systems in ways that shape access to care and lived experience. This session brings together diverse perspectives to explore how intersectionality informs disability in healthcare and beyond.

Join us April 25 at 8:50 AM PT for the 2026 SMADIE Conference.

Register here: https://tinyurl.com/SMADIE2026Conference

Session 1: Advocacy and PolicyHow do advocacy and policy shape disability inclusion in healthcare? This session brings t...
03/26/2026

Session 1: Advocacy and Policy

How do advocacy and policy shape disability inclusion in healthcare? This session brings together voices across law, technology, and disability rights to explore how systems can better serve disabled communities and where change is still needed.

Join us on April 25 at 8:15 AM PT for the 2026 SMADIE Conference.

Register here: https://tinyurl.com/SMADIE2026Conference

Registration is now open for the 7th Annual Conference on Disability in Healthcare and Medicine. This conference brings ...
02/09/2026

Registration is now open for the 7th Annual Conference on Disability in Healthcare and Medicine. This conference brings together clinicians, researchers, students, and community advocates working to advance disability inclusion, accessibility, and equity in healthcare and medical education.

Date: Saturday, April 25, 2026
Time: 8:00 AM – 3:45 PM PT

To register, scan the QR code on this poster or visit:
smadie.stanford.edu/conference

Photo credit: Rick Giudotti

We want to congratulate disability advocate Jody Greenhalgh and the San Mateo County EMS team on this important step tow...
01/24/2026

We want to congratulate disability advocate Jody Greenhalgh and the San Mateo County EMS team on this important step toward more accessible emergency care.

Their new Safe Wheelchair resources help ensure wheelchair users are not separated from their wheelchairs during emergency transport — supporting dignity, access, and continuity of care.

Read more about this initiative here: https://www.smcgov.org/ceo/news/san-mateo-county-emergency-medical-services-introduces-new-resources-safe-wheelchair

We’re proud to share SMADIE’s 2025 Highlights. From global conferences to community programming, research publications, ...
12/22/2025

We’re proud to share SMADIE’s 2025 Highlights. From global conferences to community programming, research publications, and leadership recognition, this year reflects meaningful progress in advancing disability inclusion across healthcare and medicine. Thank you to everyone who made this work possible.

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