Women’s Health Access and Empowerment
Training Team: Allison Brown, PhD Candidate & Kristi Kirschner, MD

Research findings will be used to develop guidelines for improving participation of women with I/DD in making informed health decisions, and increasing their access to quality health services in the community. Training will be conducted in collaboration with the Women's Health Resource Center for Women with Disabilities at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, and at local community agencies. Training will be focused on enhancing health education programs and clinical services for these women, adapting and sharing resources of the larger disabled women’s health community, and for developing comprehensive health professional training. Community outreach will be conducted in order to expand the network of resources and information for counseling families and community agency staff on how to support the health and well-being of women with I/DD.