Penn State: Mapping the Participant Journey: Disability Inclusion in the Research Process

Mapping the Participant Journey: Disability Inclusion in the Research Process

The Penn State Community Health Equity & Engagement in Research (CHEER) team is pleased to offer an educational session aimed at addressing the importance of disability inclusion in the research process. This session will feature an interactive exercise led by Willyanne DeCormier Plosky, DrPH, Program Director at the Multi-Regional Clinical Trials Center of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard. Participants will be provided with a review of disability statistics and disability rights, ways to build accessibility into different stages of the clinical trial life cycle, and resources to support accessibility efforts.