Disability Justice in Public Health: Centering Women of Color with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD)
Course
About this Independent Study
This activity was originally released on February 4, 2026 and is available for continuing education credit until February 3, 2028.
Disability Justice is an eLearning series focused on:
- The foundations of equity, accessibility, and inclusion for I/DD communities.
- The foundations of disability justice in public health and healthcare settings, and guidance in personal reflection for providers and public health professionals, (exploring attitudinal, environmental, communication, and institutional barriers for people with IDD in healthcare settings).
- The opportunities to develop action steps to bring professional practice into alignment with the Disability Justice Framework through the Supported-Decision Making approach.
Who Should Take This Course
Doctors, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Nurses, and Medical Assistants
To Enroll
Select the radio button under the continuing education type that you need, then select the Enroll button above it. These buttons are at the right of the computer screen.
If you need to change your selection, unenroll from one course and enroll in the correct one.
Objectives
After completing this eLearning course, you will be able to:
- Locate barriers to access in your environment.
- Develop a plan to address barriers to access.
- Discuss the importance of Plain Language materials to patient success.
- Identify existing Plain Language materials.
- Identify edits needed to existing materials to align with Plain Language guidance.
- Discuss your values alignment with Disability Justice Principles.
- Identify areas to increase alignment with Disability Justice Principles
- Identify best practices of Disability Competent Care.
- Describe a plan of action to bring clinic/personal/organizational practices into alignment
Continuing Education
Continuing Nursing Education (CNE)
Cardea Services is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Upon successful completion of this activity 1.0 contact hours will be awarded.
Continuing Medical Education (CME)
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the California Medical Association (CMA). Cardea is accredited by the CMA to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Cardea designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Successful completion of this continuing education activity includes the following
- Attending the entire CE activity
- Completing the online evaluation
- Submitting an online CE Request
Continuing Education for Medical Assistants (AAMA)
This program has been granted prior approval by the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) for 1.0 continuing education unit(s). Granting approval in no way constitutes endorsement by the AAMA of the program content or the program provider.
Continuing Education for Public Health Professionals (CPH)
Registration & Fees
The eLearning course is free of charge.
Disclosures
No one with the ability to control the content of this activity has relevant relationships with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
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Here is the course outline:
Introduction |
Understanding Ability and Access |
Removing Barriers |
Foundations of Disability Justice |
Disability Justice in the Healthcare Setting |
Evaluation and CertificateComplete a brief evaluation and select your certificate. |
Completion
The following certificates are awarded when the course is completed:
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Certificate of Completion |
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Certified Medical Assistants (CMA) |
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CME for MD/DO Directly Provided: Enduring Material |
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CME for Non-MD/DO Directly Provided: Enduring Material |
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CNE Independent Study |

