Webinar Archive
Improving Supports and Systems to Promote Gender and Sexual Self-Determination
Recording Date:N/A
Event Type: Webinar
Date: August 11, 2022
Time: 2:00 pm (EST)
Presenters:
Oscar Hughes, MEd, Boston University
Pauline Bosma, Rainbow Support Groups
Description:
In this webinar, the presenters will describe the strengths, struggles, and desired supports of 20 LGBTQ+ adults with I/DD who participated in a collaborative interview project. The webinar will include information on how family members and disability professionals can better support gender and sexual expression for LGBTQ+ people with I/DD and how organizations and agencies can create policies and training that promote gender and sexual self-determination. The presenters are Pauline Bosma, the founder and coordinator of the Rainbow Support Groups of MA, and Oscar E. Hughes, a trans special education teacher and PhD student. Visit the Rainbow Support Group website to learn more about their work supporting LGBTQ+ adults with I/DD.
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This webinar is complimentary for members; non members $10