Removing Admissions Barriers for Nurses with Disabilities: Addressing Technical Standards

Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, Docs with Disabilities Initiative, American Association of Colleges of Nursing, and Johns Hopkins University Disability Health Research Center partnered to host a three-part webinar series on exploring the barriers to inclusion for nurses with disabilities.

Part two identifies the key barriers for students with disabilities entering nursing, including outdated technical standards, and ableist belief systems that impact the admissions and educational process.

Link to PPT [https://macyfoundation.org/assets/img/Webinars/2023NurseswithDisabilitiesWebinarSeries/2nd_macy_nursing_webinar.pdf]

Link to Word Document for PPT accessibility [https://macyfoundation.org/assets/img/Webinars/2023NurseswithDisabilitiesWebinarSeries/webinar--2-word-document-outline.pdf]