Claudia Center, white woman with thick dark shoulder length hair, smiles. The captions are shown in the screenshot.
Claudia Center: "Ableism is going to be intertwined with the anti-trans, & racial bias, & so it's all of a piece. And we all have to fight together." #SMADIE25
Photo of Dr. Poullos at a desk filled with several monitors, a laptop propped on a tampon box, and multiple large metal cups with straws. Dr. Poullos is positioned on the righthand side of the frame, viewed most from behind. On the left, a monitor displays the conference interface showing video feeds of multiple participants. Claudia Center and the ASL interpreter are most visible. A framed black and white photograph from Dr. Poullos' wedding hangs on the cream-colored wall above the workspace.
Dr. Pete Poullos and Claudia Center (Legal Director at
@dredf.bsky.social) discuss the status of #DisabilityRights in our 7th #SMADIE25 session.
They explored how the wellbeing of #DisabledPeople, #Immigrants, & others are interwoven - and threatened by current proposed cuts & policy changes.
Rick Guidotti's work with the disabled healthcare community is phenomenal. (Session 6 of the 6th annual #SMADIE25 conference happening now!)
"Change how you see, see how you change... we all have the talent to change how the world sees difference," he reminds us.
positiveexposure.org
LOVING Dr. Stacy Greeter's rich, engaging, and playful slides. They're extremely effective for communicating her message.
She advocates for doctors "bringing [their] whole autistic selves" to medicine.
#SMADIE25
#AutisticDoctors
On now: The 5th session in our #SMADIE25 conference,
"From Surviving to Thriving: Breaking Through Barriers for Autistic Medical Trainees to Succeed in Medicine."
Screenshot from Stanford's "6th Annual Conference on Disability in Medicine" (April 26, 2025). The slide titled "Lessons from Research with Blind Participants" features "Technological Solutions Enhancing Accessibility" section on "Haptic and Tactile Technologies." It details the Swell-Form Printer that creates tactile graphics on special paper using heat to raise black inked areas, forming touchable textures. An image shows example tactile documents. Partial text below reads: "To make blind people to use their touch sensory to access visualize." Two video participants appear on right: Soyoung Choi (she/her/hers) in white jacket with pearl necklace against autumn trees and brick buildings, and below her, Interpreter-Julie (she/her) with blonde hair signing. Red banner states: "SHARED VISION: A NURSING RESEARCHER'S EXPLORATION OF HEALTHCARE ACCESSIBILITY WITH A BLIND PARTNER."
Dr. Soyoung Choi, PhD, RN, presented "Shared Vision: A Nursing Researcher’s Exploration of Healthcare Accessibility with a Blind Partner" at #SMADIE25 in our 4th session.
Her research builds on dual-ethnographic research in her own family to consider disability accessibility in medicine.
“New data shows that, based on the rate of past movement, it will likely take more than 200 years for implicit disability biases to reach neutrality.” news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor... #SMADIE25
Screenshot from Stanford Medicine's "6th Annual Conference on Disability in Medicine" (April 26, 2025). The presentation slide asks "What's next for our Disability Research Lab?" with two burgundy bullet points: "We continue to apply for funding" and "We continue recruiting and mentoring." The slide features a humorous cartoon illustration of a distressed Possum sitting in a green dumpster engulfed in flames with the caption "THE HORRORS PERSIST BUT SO DO I" - representing resilience amid challenges. On the right side is a video feed showing Interpreter-Autumn, a woman with wavy light brown hair actively signing with both hands raised. The bottom features a decorative blue and burgundy wave design with a small circular profile photo in the bottom left. A prominent red banner spans the bottom stating "PROMOTING DISABILITY INCLUSION IN HEALTHCARE: EMPLOYMENT DISPARITIES, MENTORSHIP, AND ALLYSHIP FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES." The Stanford Medicine logo appears in the bottom
"As this little adorable possum in a trash can on fire says, the horrors persist, but so do, and so will I our disability research lab as long as I can keep it going. So we would love to have you join us.
- @drkaraayers.bsky.social
in our 4th session
#SMADIE25
#DocsWithDisabilities
One of the #SMADIE25 presenters used an #AIart image. I made the mistake of mentioning this to another person in the room here. They started shouting at me. I defended ppl w/disabilities who may not have had energy or awareness for other options. Then they shouted at me a lot more. I'm tired now.
You can join our 6th annual Stanford Medicine Conference on Disability in Medicine and Healthcare here!
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#SMADIE25
Screenshot from the #SMADIE25 conference showing Lisa Meeks and the ASL translator
"While the load is heavy, it was never meant to be carried alone." Lisa Meeks #SMADIE25
What a phenomenal keynote by the incomparable Dr. Lisa Meeks, fearlessly standing against the oppressive anti-DIE regime!
Your voice inspires, your solidarity empowers. Thank you for leading with courage and conviction! #SMADIE25
This needs to go viral. We need to boost the videos from #SMADIE25 far beyond the MedEd community. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAl7...
#smadie25
Loving this conference‼️ As a patient with medical trauma from gaslighting, educating healthcare professionals by people w disabilities helps address bias, ableism & harm that keeps people disabilities from accessing compassionate and competent care
#disabilityjustice
#cognitiveempathy
Remember to follow
@docswithdisability.bsky.social !
Founder and co-director Lisa Meeks is our #SMADIE25 conference keynote speaker.
The Disability in Medicine Mutual Mentorship Program (DM3P) was shouted out by Dr. Poullos in introductory remarks at the 6th annual #SMADIE25 conference!
Check them out!
