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Registration for the first session in the 2024 Odyssey webinar series, "From Either/Or to Both/And: When Disability and Aging Intersect" is open until 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 23, 2024. To register, refer to Odyssey registration: From Either/Or to Both/And: When Disability and Aging Intersect.
If you registered for the original webinar date and plan to attend on May 30, you do not need to register again. If you registered for the original webinar date and cannot attend on May 30, refer to the Odyssey webinar cancellation form.
Date
Thursday, May 30, 2024
Time
10 to 11:30 a.m.
Cost
This webinar is free to attend.
Description
This webinar focuses on the intersection of disability and aging. We often talk about disability as a feature of aging. People may face increased physical and cognitive barriers as they age. While this is true, it does not represent the entire intersection of disabilities and aging. Questions to ask include:
- What is it like to grow older as someone who has lived with a disability for all or most of their life?
- As people with disabilities age, how do the barriers they face compound?
- How does ableism show up in aging services?
- How does ageism show up in disability services?
In this thoughtful and practical panel discussion, community members, advocates and activists who live at the intersection of disability and aging will share their insights and experiences. The panelists will recommend practical ways to build knowledge and skills to serve the many people who live at the intersection of disability and aging.
About the moderator
Anne Phibbs, PhD (she/her) is founder and president of Strategic Diversity Initiatives (SDI). She has extensive experience in training, teaching, curriculum development and training of trainers, delivering workshops and classes to participants in corporate, government, higher education, nonprofit, health care and faith community settings. Dr. Phibbs served as director of education in the Office for Equity and Diversity at the University of Minnesota, where she built a successful diversity and inclusion leadership program with a focus on emotional intelligence (EQ). Dr. Phibbs is an EQ practitioner certified in the EQ-i2.0 and EQ360 method. She earned her PhD in philosophy and feminist studies from the University of Minnesota.
About the panelists
Antonia Maria Apolinário-Wilcoxon, EdD, is principal consultant of Equity Strategies, LLC. She provides direction and leadership in private, public and collaborative efforts working to improve the lives of disenfranchised and vulnerable people impacted by inequities. Dr. Apolinário-Wilcoxon obtained her doctorate degree in educational leadership, focusing on critical studies informed by critical pedagogy theorists. An African-Brazilian, she brings experiences in education, corporate, private nonprofits and government to lead efforts that bring agency, voice and liberation in spaces where the presence of oppression, bias and other barriers silence the most valuable voices to find solutions to problems in their world. Dr. Apolinário-Wilcoxon’s approach is to listen deeply and exercise inquiry to enable wisdom and insights to emerge. Her facilitation is participatory, inclusive, resourceful, caring and thoughtful.
Jeff Bangsberg brings personal experience to develop public policies for people with disabilities and seniors due to a spinal cord injury he sustained nearly fifty years ago. Bangsberg is a board member of Trellis, formerly known as the Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging. He also serves on the board of UCare, a health plan company, and facilitates UCare’s Minnesota Disability Advisory Committee. Since 1991, Bangsberg has worked on legislative and regulatory issues related to Medical Assistance, Medicare and private health insurance. In 1999, he played a key role in securing legislation on work incentives for people with disabilities. Bangsberg continues his community advocacy, addressing issues including the workforce shortage faced by people with disabilities and seniors in need of home and community-based services.
Michael Brindisi has enjoyed over 50 years affiliated with the renowned Chanhassen Dinner Theatres (CDT) as an actor and director. This year is his 35th year as resident artistic director. In 2010, a group of passionate investors led by Brindisi purchased CDT. In addition to his directorial role at CDT, he also serves as president of the organization. He directed his first Chanhassen production, Private Lives, in 1988. Since then, Brindisi has 115 Chanhassen productions to his credit.
Sherrie Pugh’s career spans over 35 years in philanthropy and community economic development. Her work in philanthropy includes time with the Headwaters Fund in Minneapolis, LISC Fund for Community Economic Development in Chicago and the Foundation for the Mid South in Jackson, Mississippi. As the executive director of Northside Residents Redevelopment Council, Pugh implemented an equitable development strategy that addressed environmental, cultural transition, transportation, housing and economic development issues in the Heritage Park development in Minneapolis.
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