House Chair Jay Livingstone and Senate Chair Robyn Kennedy

Massachusetts Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities

Invite you to join EPIC’s State House Ableism Training on Tuesday, November 19 from 10am-11am.

Registration for this event is now closed.

EPIC’s Ableism Training gives participants a greater understanding of the Disability Community and Ableism. Participants will examine how ableism impacts their lives, work, and our world during this interactive training. Through an intersectional lens, participants will explore identity, the medical vs. social models of disability, the systemic oppression of people with disabilities, and how to begin to address ableism in our everyday lives and work.

Who: Constituents and partners
When: Tuesday, November 19, 2024
10AM-11AM
Where: Zoom
The Zoom link will be sent to registrants the day before the training.

---

About Jeff Lafata-Hernandez, EPIC Founder & Executive Director:

Jeff founded Empowering People for Inclusive Communities (EPIC) in March 2011 to address the growing need for transition-aged youth with disabilities to develop their leadership skills and to become more active in their communities. Utilizing over two decades of experience in disability services and his lived experience as a person with a disability, Jeff provides disability justice, inclusion, and anti-ableism expertise through EPIC Training & Consulting.

About EPIC:

Empowering People for Inclusive Communities (EPIC) prepares young people with disabilities to be actively engaged community leaders while eliminating ableism to equip the world for today’s disabled leaders. EPIC offers multiple services and programs that include EPIC Service Warriors and EPIC Training and Consulting, as well as other youth trainings designed to support teens and young adults with disabilities to learn more about the topics of leadership, disabilities, self-advocacy, ableism, and goal setting.

About Triangle:

Triangle is a 53-year-old disability services agency that reaches 2,900 people every year in North Shore, Metro North, Greater Boston, South Shore, and Worcester communities. We offer a variety of services to the disability community, including residential services, supported employment and community-based day services, workforce development programs, and empowerment programs that promote self-advocacy, personal safety, and community engagement. Empowering People for Inclusive Communities (EPIC) is a proud Triangle affiliate.