Thursday August 6th, 2026; 11:30-12:30 EST - ZOOM Presentation
Title: EMBED Competence: Training on the Core Competencies on Disability for Health Care Education
Summary: Learn about the freely available online training created by the Ohio Disability and Health Partnership to train interdisciplinary healthcare professional faculty on how to teach and embed the Core Competencies on Disability for Health Care Education. This training teaches faculty why disability competence training is needed to improve patient outcomes, what the six core disability competencies are, and models and recommendation to infuse disability competence training in curricula.
Cara Whalen Smith, PT, DPT, MPH, CHES is a licensed physical therapist, public health practitioner, and a Certified Health Education Specialist with expertise in accessibility, universal design, program planning, implementation, evaluation, and community health assessment. She is a Principal Investigator and the Accessibility Consultant at the Ohio Colleges of Medicine Government Resource Center, where she directs projects related to improving accessibility and access to competent healthcare for people with disabilities through workforce development.
Zoe Wenk is a disabled woman experienced in disability advocacy and accessibility with expertise in intellectual and developmental disability, universal design, digital accessibility, and program implementation. Ms. Wenk is currently the Program Manager for the Ohio Disability and Health Partnership, housed at The Ohio State University Nisonger Center, where she manages the CDC-funded program.
Susan M. Havercamp, Ph.D., FAAIDD, NADD-CC is a professor of psychiatry and behavioral health at The Ohio State University Nisonger Center. Her research focuses on disability health and has contributed to health surveillance research documenting health and healthcare inequities among disabled adults, adapted and evaluated health promotion programs, and worked to improve healthcare quality through disability competence training. She co-directs the Ohio Disability and Health Partnership, a program funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to improve the health of Ohioans with disabilities.
Katherine Randle, MPH, is a disability health consultant who has been working in disability health since 2009. Trained at Gallaudet University, Columbia University, and the Ohio State University, Ms. Randle has worked with a variety of disabled people and communities on issues including sexually transmitted infections, cancer, vaccination, housing, and emergency response. Ms. Randle currently works with the Ohio Disability and Health Partnership, designing training materials, delivering lectures, and providing critical insights on ableism and health.
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