Events


  • FNCE® 2023 (Denver)

    Conference

    Saturday, October 7 - Tuesday, October 10, 2023

  • Presentation

    Conference

    Sunday, October 8, 2023, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM MT

    Title: How to Include People with Disability in Nutrition Services and Programming

    Speakers: 
    Lacey Gammon, MPH, RD, LD 
    Rebecca Cline, MPH 
    Liz Dunn, MS, RD, LD 


    Session Summary: 
    Two of the session speakers from the National Center on Health, Physical Activity and Disability will explain the “Guidelines, Recommendations, Adaptations, Including Disability” adaptation framework. They will discuss barriers to inclusion for people with disabilities, summarize effective communication and inclusive teaching strategies, identify accessible clinic spaces, examine adapted cooking and gardening utensils and tools, kitchen accessibility, and detail rights to nutrition services and programming. One speaker (RD with a disability and high-performance athlete) will provide practical applications.

  • Poster Session

    Conference

    Sunday, October 8, 2023, 11:45 AM - 01:15 PM MT

    Title: Dietetics Workforce Diversification Includes, Disability, Accessibility, and Websites of the Academy, CDR, and Dietetic Programs Need to adhere to “Web Content Accessibility Guidelines”

    Authors: Suzanne Baxter, PhD, RD, LD, FADA, FAND and Neva Cochran, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
     
    On-site Presenter: Alicia Conner, MA, RDN will be present from 11:45am-1:15pm to discuss poster. However, poster will be displayed from 9am-2pm.

  • Disabilities MIG Networking Event and Membership Meeting

    Conference

    Sunday, October 8, 2023, 05:00 PM - 06:30 PM MT

    Join the Disabilities MIG in Denver for its first membership meeting and networking event for members!

    More information coming soon! 

  • Poster Session

    Conference

    Monday, October 9, 2023, 11:45 AM - 01:15 PM MT

    Title: Creating New Dietetic Programs at Minority-Serving Institutions Will Enhance Diversification of the Dietetics Workforce

    Authors: Suzanne D. Baxter, PhD, RD, LD, FADA, FAND (On Site Presenter); Matthew Landry, PhD, RDN, FAND; Ethan A. Bergman, PhD, RDN, CDN, FADA, FAND, MDiv; Neva Cochran, MS, RDN, LD, FAND; June M. Thompson, MS., RD., LDN., FAND: Evelyn F. Crayton, EdD, RDN, LDN, FAND; Roniece Weaver, MS, RD, LD; Noura Diwouta, BS, DTR; Sharon S. Sweat, BS, MS, RDN, LD

    On-site Presenter: Suzanne D. Baxter, PhD, RD, LD, FADA, FAND will be present from 11:45am-1:15pm to discuss the poster. However, the poster will be displayed from 9am-2pm.

  • Disabilities MIG Spotlight Session:

    Conference

    Monday, October 9, 2023, 01:30 PM - 03:00 PM MT

    Title: Promoting Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access in the Dietetics Career Path for Individuals with Disabilities

    Speakers:
    Neva Cochran, MS, RDN, LD, FAND (Moderator) 
    Justin Batchelder, MS, DTR and Dietetic intern graduate 
    Rene Pearson, BS and Dietetic Intern 
    Susannah Scaroni, MS, RDN


    Summary of Session:
    Improving access to dietetic education and internships for those with disabilities would help close the gap between the number of patients with disabilities and dietetic practitioners with disabilities. This would enhance provision of nutrition services and better serve the nutritional needs of people with disabilities. Three speakers with disabilities who recently completed a dietetic internship, passed the RD exam, and work as dietetic practitioners will address how they provided disability information as well as the accommodations they requested and received for dietetic internships, RD exam, and jobs in dietetics.