The Chanda Center for Health, Advocacy, and Disability-Competent Healthcare

<p>As we fight and advocate daily for equity and inclusivity in education for ALL children, we can’t overlook the needs of those with physical disabilities. What could be more important than making disability-competent healthcare accessible to everyone? Our guest, Chanda Hinton, joins us today to discuss the importance of medical rights and how ONE person can make a difference and effect change. Join us to learn more!</p><p>Chanda Hinton is a disability advocate and the founder of the Chanda Center for Health in Denver, CO. Their mission is to deliver, advocate, and educate for integrative therapy and other services to improve health equity and outcomes for individuals with physical disabilities. Though the center works with all disabilities, they specialize in serving those with spinal cord injuries, brain injuries, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, and spina bifida.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Show Highlights:</strong></p><ul><li>Chanda’s spinal cord injury and paralysis from childhood set her up to be the perfect disability rights advocate</li><li>How the center provides strong, disability-competent healthcare for the disabled–all under one roof with attention to every one of their special needs</li><li>Why the keyword in advocating for disability rights is<em> access</em></li><li>Many people think there is nothing they can do to effect change in the current system—and why that’s WRONG</li><li>Get started as an advocate to bring change</li><li>Chanda’s advice about using advocacy and cooperation to make a difference</li></ul><br/><p><strong>Links/Resources:</strong></p><p>Connect with Chanda and the Chanda Center for Health:<a href="http://chandacenter.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Website</a> and Email</p><p>Contact us on social media or through our website for more information on the IEP Learning Center:<a href="http://www.inclusiveeducationproject.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> www.inclusiveeducationproject.org</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Thank you for listening!&nbsp;<