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Stanford Medicine Alliance for Disability Inclusion and Equity
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We fight to combat systemic ableism! | Advocating for equality & accessibility; disability as a part of diversity & inclusivity.
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Join us as we highlight SMADIE’s work in accessibility, mentorship, and disability inclusion. Your support helps us keep these conversations going all year long.
Group photo of SMADIE members, students, and healthcare professionals together at SMADIE Positive Exposure Photo Gallery Premiere. Flyer text reads: GIVING TUESDAY December 2, 2025 Giving Tuesday is a global movement that celebrates generosity, community, and shared responsibility. It began as one day, but today, it represents something bigger: A reminder that giving isn't just about money. And it isn't just about one day. It’s about choosing to support change every day, in many ways. SMADIE works to make healthcare accessible, inclusive, and equitable for people with disabilities, not just in policy, but in training, design, and everyday care. Your support helps us: Elevate disabled voices in medical education, Grow mentorship and advocacy opportunities, Create training on accessibility and inclusive care, Build a community that designs for every body and mind. Giving Tuesday helps us fuel this work, not just for one day, but all year long. To support SMADIE’s mission, visit https://flowsto.com/r/UyUKRb2qV to donate or scan the QR code.
November 22, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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Come say hi tomorrow & enjoy ice cream in celebration of National Disability Employment Awareness Month
A colorful flyer for the "Ice Cream Social & Photo Exhibit" event hosted by SMADIE in celebration of National Disability Employee Awareness Month (NDEAM). The flyer features illustrations of ice cream cones and scoops in pastel colors. Event details include the date, Tuesday, September 30th, 2025, from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM, at Stanford Hospital, 500 Pasteur Drive, 3rd Floor. A QR code is included for registration, along with a link for more information. The background is a soft pink, enhancing the festive theme.
September 29, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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An amazingly successful 6th Conference on Disability in Healthcare and Medicine with 1800 attendees from 52 countries! Thanks to our amazing speakers, and thank you all for attending!

#DocsWithDisabilities #DisabilityAdvocacy #DisabilityRights #CreatingChange #HealthEquity
May 2, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Dr. Pete Poullos and Claudia Center (Legal Director at
@dredf.bsky.social) discuss the status of #DisabilityRights in our 7th #SMADIE25 session.

They explored how the wellbeing of #DisabledPeople, #Immigrants, & others are interwoven - and threatened by current proposed cuts & policy changes.
Photo of Dr. Poullos at a desk filled with several monitors, a laptop propped on a tampon box, and multiple large metal cups with straws. Dr. Poullos is positioned on the righthand side of the frame, viewed most from behind. On the left, a monitor displays the conference interface showing video feeds of multiple participants. Claudia Center and the ASL interpreter are most visible. A framed black and white photograph from Dr. Poullos' wedding hangs on the cream-colored wall above the workspace.
April 26, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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LOVING Dr. Stacy Greeter's rich, engaging, and playful slides. They're extremely effective for communicating her message.
She advocates for doctors "bringing [their] whole autistic selves" to medicine.

#SMADIE25
#AutisticDoctors
Screenshot from Stanford's "6th Annual Conference on Disability in Medicine" (April 26, 2025). The presentation features a humorous slide titled "Receiving ADHD Diagnosis at Age 5/6" comparing different brain types using food analogies. The left side shows "My Brain!" as a runny, messy scrambled eggs labeled "Undercooked and Running All Over the Place," while the right shows "Other Kids' Brains" as neat, fluffy scrambled eggs labeled "Light, Fluffy, and Organized!" A childhood photo of presenter "Dr. Greeter, age 4/5" appears in the top left. The four-person video grid shows Interpreter-Julie (she/her) signing, Stacy Greeter, MD (she/her) presenting, Alicia Cho, D.O. (she/her), and Laura Carravallah, MD (she/her/hers). The bottom banner reads "FROM SURVIVING TO THRIVING: BREAKING THROUGH BARRIERS FOR AUTISTIC MEDICAL TRAINEES TO SUCCEED IN MEDICINE" with Stanford Medicine branding.
April 26, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Dr. Soyoung Choi, PhD, RN, presented "Shared Vision: A Nursing Researcher’s Exploration of Healthcare Accessibility with a Blind Partner" at #SMADIE25 in our 4th session.

Her research builds on dual-ethnographic research in her own family to consider disability accessibility in medicine.
Screenshot from Stanford's "6th Annual Conference on Disability in Medicine" (April 26, 2025). The slide titled "Lessons from Research with Blind Participants" features "Technological Solutions Enhancing Accessibility" section on "Haptic and Tactile Technologies." It details the Swell-Form Printer that creates tactile graphics on special paper using heat to raise black inked areas, forming touchable textures. An image shows example tactile documents. Partial text below reads: "To make blind people to use their touch sensory to access visualize." Two video participants appear on right: Soyoung Choi (she/her/hers) in white jacket with pearl necklace against autumn trees and brick buildings, and below her, Interpreter-Julie (she/her) with blonde hair signing. Red banner states: "SHARED VISION: A NURSING RESEARCHER'S EXPLORATION OF HEALTHCARE ACCESSIBILITY WITH A BLIND PARTNER."
April 26, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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"As this little adorable possum in a trash can on fire says, the horrors persist, but so do, and so will I our disability research lab as long as I can keep it going. So we would love to have you join us.
- @drkaraayers.bsky.social
in our 4th session

#SMADIE25
#DocsWithDisabilities
Screenshot from Stanford Medicine's "6th Annual Conference on Disability in Medicine" (April 26, 2025). The presentation slide asks "What's next for our Disability Research Lab?" with two burgundy bullet points: "We continue to apply for funding" and "We continue recruiting and mentoring." The slide features a humorous cartoon illustration of a distressed Possum sitting in a green dumpster engulfed in flames with the caption "THE HORRORS PERSIST BUT SO DO I" - representing resilience amid challenges. On the right side is a video feed showing Interpreter-Autumn, a woman with wavy light brown hair actively signing with both hands raised. The bottom features a decorative blue and burgundy wave design with a small circular profile photo in the bottom left. A prominent red banner spans the bottom stating "PROMOTING DISABILITY INCLUSION IN HEALTHCARE: EMPLOYMENT DISPARITIES, MENTORSHIP, AND ALLYSHIP FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES." The Stanford Medicine logo appears in the bottom
April 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Excited and thankful to announce our grant from the NBME to support our work in disability justice in healthcare & medicine!
About SMADIE: med.stanford.edu/smadie.html
About DM3P: disabilitymedmentors.org
#DocsWithDisabilities #DisabilityAdvocacy #DisabilityRights #DisabilityResearch
Announcement graphic featuring the NBME logo and a quote from Dr. Peter Poullos expressing gratitude to the NBME and the team for their dedication and impact. Mentions the upcoming April 26 virtual Stanford Conference on Disability in Healthcare and Medicine
April 24, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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Presenting the 7th session of the conference happening THIS Saturday!
Theme: Disability Justice 2025, featuring
Claudia Center, Rebecca Cokley, and Ma’ayan Anafi.
#DocsWithDisabilities #DisabilityAdvocacy #DisabilityRights #CreatingChange #HealthEquity
April 22, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Excited and thankful to announce our grant from the NBME to support our work in disability justice in healthcare & medicine!
About SMADIE: med.stanford.edu/smadie.html
About DM3P: disabilitymedmentors.org
#DocsWithDisabilities #DisabilityAdvocacy #DisabilityRights #DisabilityResearch
Announcement graphic featuring the NBME logo and a quote from Dr. Peter Poullos expressing gratitude to the NBME and the team for their dedication and impact. Mentions the upcoming April 26 virtual Stanford Conference on Disability in Healthcare and Medicine
April 22, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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We wanted to thank our incredible sponsors who are making our 6th Annual Stanford Conference on Disability in Healthcare and Medicine possible! @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social @stanforddeptmed.bsky.social @stanfordohns.bsky.social

#DocsWithDisabilities #DisabilityAdvocacy #DisabilityResearch
White background, titled “Conference Sponsors” with logos and titles of the sponsors: MSDCI (Medical Students with Disability and Chronic Illness), Stanford Department of Radiology, Chemical and Systems Biology, Stanford Medicine Office of the Chief Community Engagement Officer, Stanford Medicine Otolaryngology, Department of Medicine at Stanford, and the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME), with text that says ‘The National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) generously awarded grant SMADIE help fund the 6th annual Stanford Conference on Disability in Healthcare and Medicine.'
April 17, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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Session 6 of the conference features Rick Guidotti, founder of Positive Exposure. He’ll be speaking on seeing people with disabilities beyond a diagnosis, as individuals first.
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#DocsWithDisabilities #HealthEquity #DisabilityAdvocacy #DisabilityInclusion
April 17, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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Session 5 at our conference on Saturday, April 26th will feature psychiatrist Dr. Stacy Greeter, med-peds physician Dr. Laura Carravallah and psychiatrist Dr. Alicia Cho. They will discuss breaking barriers for medical trainees with autism to succeed!
#DisabilityInclusion #AccessibilityForAll
April 13, 2025 at 4:44 AM
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The 4th session of our conference on April 26th will be by Dr. Soyoung Choi from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, discussing healthcare accessibility for patients with blindness, with insights from being a caregiver for her husband with blindness.
#DisabilityInclusion #CreatingChange
April 10, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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Session 3 at the 2025 Conference on Disability in Healthcare and Medicine will cover Disability Inclusion in Healthcare, Employment Disparities, Mentorship & Allyship for workers with disabilities!
Register at radiologyweb.a2hosted.com/SMADIE-conf
#DisabilityAdvocacy #InclusiveSpaces #CreatingChange
April 3, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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Announcing the 2nd session of our conference featuring Stanford experts:
Carleigh Kude: Director of Disability Resources
Dr. Preetha Basaviah: Assistant Dean of Advising & Inclusive Learning
Dr. John Kugler: Clerkship Director of Internal Medicine
Med students Georgiana Burnside and Amy Bugwadia
March 26, 2025 at 4:31 AM
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We’re thrilled to welcome Dr. Lisa Meeks from the University of Illinois Chicago, as the speaker for the second session of our conference on April 26th, 2025!

Register at radiologyweb.a2hosted.com/SMADIE-conf

#DisabilityAdvocacy #InclusiveSpaces #CreatingChange #DocsWithDisabilities
March 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Dr. Sabrina Jamal-Eddine is going to be spectacular!
March 10, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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Registration is open! radiologyweb.a2hosted.com/SMADIE-conf/...
February 28, 2025 at 9:56 PM