2025 Evelyn Lee Visiting Scholar Lecture in Cultural Competence and Diversity

Disability Foundations: An Introduction to Disability Rights, History, and Culture

Isabel Alvarado, JD • Systemwide Title IX Deputy Director • Univ. of California Office of the President

Cecile Puretz, MA • Assistant Director of Disability Access and Inclusion • Office of Opportunity and Outreach • UCSF

Wendy Tobias, EdD, LPCC • Systemwide Disability Rights Director • Office of Civil Rights • Univ. of California Office of the President

Learning objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Receive a disclosure of Disability and Request for Accommodation
• Engage in the interactive process
• Identify 1-3 strategies for inclusive program design in their own programs

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In addition to the Pritzker Building, DPBS members can also watch this event live at Mount Zion (Room B730) and ZSFG (Bldg. 5, Room 7G8), as well as on Zoom (psychiatry.ucsf.edu/watchgrandrounds).

Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Grand Rounds presentations are for educational purposes and intended only for behavioral/mental health professionals and clinical providers.

Continuing education (CE) credit is available for physicians, psychologists, nurses, and therapists who participate in this activity.

UCSF welcomes all participants to our events. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this event because of a disability, please contact Michelle Sim at michelle.sim@ucsf.edu as soon as possible.