From Awareness to Action: Disability Justice as an Everyday Practice

The second webinar in this four-part series moves through foundational learning into applied practice. Participants will explore Disability Justice as an everyday, relational and structural practice within public health, focusing on identity, access, power and co-struggle. Through guided storytelling, interactive learning and sector-specific discussions, participants will build practical tools for transforming their institutions and roles

Learning Objectives 

• Identify access needs and forms of internalized ableism, with attention to invisible disabilities and identity.
• Explain Disability Justice practices such as care webs, collective access and co-struggle within institutions.
• Differentiate between compliance-based access and universal design, naming limitations of checklist approaches.
• Apply DJ principles to their sector, recognizing institutional ableism and identifying practical actions for change.

Who Should Attend

• Governmental public health professionals
• State and local health department staff
• Public health institutions and nonprofit leaders
• Health care professionals engaged in equity and systems change
• Policy advocates, program managers and equity practitioners
• Self-advocates and community leaders are encouraged to attend

Why This Series Matters

Public health institutions still struggle to move from awareness of Disability Justice to actual practice. Many professionals rely on compliance checklists, overlook internalized ableism, or lack the tools to support disabled people — especially immigrants, refugees and multilingual communities who face compounded barriers. This webinar directly addresses that gap by giving participants practical, sector-specific strategies to transform how access, power and care show up in their work.