2020 Webinar Series
The following webinars are free and held 11pm Pacific / 12pm Mountain / 1pm Central/ 2pm Eastern. Click the link to register or to view the archived webinar.
- Wednesday, January 22, 2020: An Introduction to Charting the LifeCourse for Faith Community Leaders: Tools to Support People with Disabilities and their Families over the Life Span
- Wednesday, February 26, 2020: Strategies for Hosting an Interfaith Conference By a UCEDD
- Wednesday, March 25, 2020: Inclusion of Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities at Faith-Based Universities
- Wednesday, April 22, 2020: COVID-19: Faith Community Responses and Resources for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and their Families
- Wednesday, May 27, 2020: Places of Belonging: Using Our Heads, Hearts, and Hands to Overcome Social Divisions
2018-19 Webinar Series
The following webinars are free and held 11pm Pacific / 12pm Mountain / 1pm Central/ 2pm Eastern. Click the link below to register or watch the archived version.
- Wednesday, January 23, 2019: Islam and Disability in Theory and Practice
- Wednesday, February 20, 2019: The Intersections of Health and Spirituality: Current Research, Trends and Implications for People with Disabilities and their Families
- Wednesday, March 20, 2019: Including Students with Disabilities in Catholic Schools: Finding Ways to Welcome Students from the Sidelines
- Wednesday, April 24, 2019: Our Faith Foundations for Advocacy
- Wednesday, May 8, 2019: State of the Art Practices in Inclusive Religious Education
Past Webinar Series
2017-18 Webinar Series: New Pathways and Collaborations at the Intersection of Faith and Disability
- Wednesday, October 18, 2017: Pathways for Respite Care: Faith Communities and Families Impacted by Disability
- Wednesday, November 15, 2017: Putting Faith to Work: Congregations as a Promising Pathway to Employment for People with Disabilities
- Wednesday, December 13, 2017: Dancing with the Spirits: Initiatives by UCEDD’s to Address Spiritual Supports (and Lessons Learned)
- Wednesday, January 17, 2018: Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month: How to Create Grassroots Change in Faith Communities
- Wednesday, February 21, 2018: Accessing Faith like Everyone Else
- Wednesday, March 21, 2018: The Fellowship of Kindred Minds: Collaborative Pastoral Care with People with Intellectual Disabilities
- Wednesday, April 18, 2018: One Seminary’s Initiative: The Graduate Certificate in Disability and Ministry at Western Theological Seminary
- Wednesday, May 16, 2018: Ten Years/Ten Lessons: Examining the top ten lessons learned in the development of FIN, a regional interfaith networking organization
2015 Webinar Series: Honoring Spiritual Needs and Gifts: From Inertia to Collaborative Action by Providers and Congregations
- Monday, March 30, 2015: Congregational Strategies for Reaching Out to Agencies and Working With Them to Identify and Honor Spiritual Supports and Enable Inclusion and Ongoing Participation
- Monday, February 23, 2015: Creative Strategies by Provider and Service Organizations in Addressing Spiritual Needs and Choices
- Monday, January 26, 2015: Including Spirituality in Assessment, Evaluation, and Person-Centered Planning Processes
- Monday, April 27, 2015: Strategies for Congregations to Use in Building Awareness and Commitment Within Congregation
- Monday, June 29, 2015: Best Practices and Resources for Moving From Inclusion to Belonging as Contributing, Valued Members of Faith Communities
2016 Webinar Series by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education
- March 29, 2016 by Bill Gaventa and Meggie Kobb: An Introduction to Understanding of Models of Disability and Terminology
- May 10, 2016 by Bill Gaventa and Meggie Kobb: Dimensions of Grief and Loss in the Lives of People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Pastoral Strategies for Addressing Them
- April 26, 2016 by Bill Gaventa and Meggie Kobb: Pastoral Care and Advocacy Beyond the Hospital Walls
Sponsored by: National Collaborative on Faith and Disability, AAIDD Religion and Spirituality Division
Administrative Support: Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Supporting Networks: The Arc US, Association of University Centers on Disabilities, Autism Society of America, Parent to Parent, The Bethesda Institute, and American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR), and TASH
Previous webinars also are archived here.
2017-18 Webinar Series: New Pathways and Collaborations at the Intersection of Faith and Disability
- Wednesday, October 18, 2017: Pathways for Respite Care: Faith Communities and Families Impacted by Disability
- Wednesday, November 15, 2017: Putting Faith to Work: Congregations as a Promising Pathway to Employment for People with Disabilities
- Wednesday, December 13, 2017: Dancing with the Spirits: Initiatives by UCEDD’s to Address Spiritual Supports (and Lessons Learned)
- Wednesday, January 17, 2018: Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month: How to Create Grassroots Change in Faith Communities
- Wednesday, February 21, 2018: Accessing Faith like Everyone Else
- Wednesday, March 21, 2018: The Fellowship of Kindred Minds: Collaborative Pastoral Care with People with Intellectual Disabilities
- Wednesday, April 18, 2018: One Seminary’s Initiative: The Graduate Certificate in Disability and Ministry at Western Theological Seminary
- Wednesday, May 16, 2018: Ten Years/Ten Lessons: Examining the top ten lessons learned in the development of FIN, a regional interfaith networking organization
2015 Webinar Series: Honoring Spiritual Needs and Gifts: From Inertia to Collaborative Action by Providers and Congregations
- Monday, March 30, 2015: Congregational Strategies for Reaching Out to Agencies and Working With Them to Identify and Honor Spiritual Supports and Enable Inclusion and Ongoing Participation
- Monday, February 23, 2015: Creative Strategies by Provider and Service Organizations in Addressing Spiritual Needs and Choices
- Monday, January 26, 2015: Including Spirituality in Assessment, Evaluation, and Person-Centered Planning Processes
- Monday, April 27, 2015: Strategies for Congregations to Use in Building Awareness and Commitment Within Congregation
- Monday, June 29, 2015: Best Practices and Resources for Moving From Inclusion to Belonging as Contributing, Valued Members of Faith Communities
2016 Webinar Series by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education
- March 29, 2016 by Bill Gaventa and Meggie Kobb: An Introduction to Understanding of Models of Disability and Terminology
- May 10, 2016 by Bill Gaventa and Meggie Kobb: Dimensions of Grief and Loss in the Lives of People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Pastoral Strategies for Addressing Them
- April 26, 2016 by Bill Gaventa and Meggie Kobb: Pastoral Care and Advocacy Beyond the Hospital Walls
Sponsored by: National Collaborative on Faith and Disability, AAIDD Religion and Spirituality Division
Administrative Support: Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Supporting Networks: The Arc US, Association of University Centers on Disabilities, Autism Society of America, Parent to Parent, The Bethesda Institute, and American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR), and TASH
Previous webinars also are archived here.