AJE is happy to share these three webinars with families and the professionals who support them – 

• Racial Wealth Gap Learning Simulations. As we work towards racial equity, it’s important to know about the history of how and why race-based disparities came to be. There is significant racial inequality in income and wealth.  Often inequality is discussed in terms of individual choices or decisions, and this has shaped public perceptions of people who are poor.  Economic inequality by race, however, is largely the result of public policy, not individual choices.  This 90-minute interactive exercise is a way to learn more about the roots of economic inequality and to discuss possibilities for shaping a more equitable and inclusive community.  FISA is sponsoring four FREE 90-minute sessions in February.  REGISTER HERE for one of these 4 dates!
• • February 9, 11:30am-1pm ET
  • February 10, 10-11:30am ET
  • February 17, 10-11:30am ET
  • February 24, 10-11:30am ET

Note: The Racial Wealth Gap Simulation curricula and materials will be open-source and available to groups who want to host their own simulations in the future.  

Check out webinars from FISA and The Heinz Endowments here:

• Race + Disability: Understanding Intersectional Oppression on March 3, 2021, 2-3:30pm ET
  • Disability occurs in every ethnic and racial group, yet it is often presented as a “white person’s experience.” This workshop will explore why this is so and will dig into the intersection of race and disability and present ableism as a social justice issue. Learn why historical figures of color experiences of disability are often overlooked, and explore the current struggles of disabled people of color.
  • Presented by national experts, Andraéa LeVant, Rosemary McDonnell-Horita, and Sofia Webster, all of whom were involved in the Obama Netflix documentary Crip Camp. REGISTER HERE!

• Fostering Cultural Humility in Disability Services on April 7, 2021, 2-3:30 ET
  • This workshop is designed to provide tools and strategies to increase multicultural awareness, knowledge, and the skills necessary to effectively work with and relate to ethnically and culturally diverse clients receiving disability services. Topics covered include intersectionality, disability justice and advocacy, implicit bias, cross-cultural communication, and microaggressions. Cultural Humility will be introduced as a process to help build authentic cross-cultural relationships and will provide a culturally relevant strategic approach to reducing disparities.
  • Presented by Dr. Channing Moreland, Director of the Wellness Pavilion at the University of Pittsburgh Community Engagement Center in Homewood.  REGISTER!