Supporting Pregnant People with Disabilities: The APAP Intervention
ADA Audio Conference Webinar Series
Tuesday, April 21, 2026 | 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Eastern Time | 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Central Time
Sponsored by the Great Lakes ADA Center and the ADA National Network (ADANN). For help, contact Great Lakes ADA Center: 1-877-232-1990 (Voice/TTY) or email webinars@adaconferences.org
Description:
Pregnant people with disabilities often encounter healthcare systems unprepared to support them: providers unfamiliar with their bodies, physical barriers that shouldn’t exist, and assumptions that interfere with good care.
The Accessible Pregnancy Action Plan (APAP) is a peer-led intervention that helps pregnant people with disabilities identify what matters most and develop a concrete plan to get there. Working with a trained peer facilitator, participants think through their needs during pregnancy, labor and delivery, and postpartum – medical, practical, physical, and emotional.
Whether you work in healthcare, disability services, or ADA compliance, you’ll leave with concrete understanding of how this intervention supports pregnant people with disabilities in getting the care they deserve.
Real-time captioning via Zoom and Stream Text will be available.
Individuals may submit questions for the speaker’s consideration in advance during the registration process.
Continuing Education Credit Available: Certificate of Attendance: 1.5 Credit hours; ADA Coordinator Certification: 1.5 Credit hours.
Speaker:
- Kara Ayers, PhD, Associate Professor and Associate Director, University of Cincinnati’s Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
English