The balance of diversity + disability can be daunting to manage. Join our network to become a better advocate!

 

Join Utah's Multicultural Disability Network

Utah service providers can join the network for FREE, and it includes:

  • Community of Practice Meetings every month with expert presentations and Q&A sessions
  • Quarterly webinars
  • Connection with other Utah professionals looking to grow knowledge about the intersection of disability and diversity
  • Email newsletters with new website content

Join now!

 

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Canvas Course

We have prepared an online course designed for Direct Service Providers who work with individuals with disabilities who come from multicultural backgrounds. It's free, and you can earn a certificate of completion.

 

Upcoming Events


We host monthly Community of Practice Meetings and quarterly webinars - all for free!
Come learn with us!

View previously recorded events

Multicultural Disability Conference 2025:
Honoring Our Intersectionalities

Multicultural Disability Conference 2025:  Honoring Our Intersectionalities. Friday, March 21, 2025. One day, in-person in Salt Lake City,  UT.

 

Join us in Salt Lake City this spring!

 

 

Webinar

Understanding and Working with Disabilities among Indigenous People: The Sweetgrass Method
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
1:30 - 3:00 PM

Dr. Mark Standing Eagle Baez from Bemidji State University in Minnesota has written a textbook chapter and presented at numerous events around the world about a new concept: The Sweetgrass Method. This method introduces ideas for cultural humility, continuous learning, and providing respectful support to individuals with disabilities from diverse backgrounds, specifically American Indian/Alaska Native cultures.

 

February Community of Practice Meeting

The Lived Experience of Rural Guatemalan Fathers of Children with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
1:30 - 2:30 PM

Sebastian Romero, RN and PhD candidate at the University of Utah, will discuss data he collected for his dissertation about Guatemalan fathers of children with disabilities.

 

Digital Storytelling Series

Are you a person with disabilities who also has a unique cultural background? Share your story with us!

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Tia

Tia is a 21 year old college student living in Logan, UT, who was adopted from China. In her story, she gives us insight on how mental health diagnoses have impacted her life both positively and negatively. She also goes in depth on how she has learned to advocate for herself.

Mindy Mair
Mindy

Mindy Mair is from a rural area of Utah, and shares her experiences as a person with a disability there. From her sudden diagnosis (or lack thereof) to the unique challenges of being a wheelchair user in a small town, she shares it all. Her experience has taught her how to be more compassionate, and she hopes to spread that awareness by sharing her story.

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Eloy

Eloy is a Hispanic fourteen year old from Utah with autism. We asked him about his experiences in school and receiving disability services, and how his culture impacts it all. Per his request, only audio is being shared from his interview.

Cynthia
Cynthia

Cynthia is a psychiatric nurse practitioner and teacher from Salt Lake City, UT. She was born in India, moved to Utah in her teens, and has lived in the US ever since. She was recently diagnosed with several diseases, the most impactful being Type 1 Diabetes. She shares her difficult experience with getting a diagnosis and receiving services, and insights about how to be a more culturally responsive healthcare provider and human being.

Ana Liquin
Ana

Meet Ana Liquin from Logan, UT. She is a Latin American woman living with mental health diagnoses. She shares how her cultural background and disabilities intersect in this episode of Utah's Multicultural Disability Network's Digital Storytelling Series. *Trigger Warning*: This video contains conversation about suicide and suicidal ideation - viewer discretion advised.




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URLEND Resources

These resources were developed as part of URLEND Leadership projects (current and past), in collaboration with MULDINET.

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Pediatric Medical Shared Decision-Making

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U.S. School Navigation Guide for Refugees

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Understanding Female Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

 

Conference Posters

 

 

 

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