Events
Upcoming Events
January 2025 Community Advisory Board (CAB) Meeting
On January 29th the Center for Disability Justice team, including the Core leads, affiliated trainees and staff, will meet with the CAB to discuss the Center promotional materials, the community mobility research, CAB member advocacy efforts, and training opportunities.
Past Events
Community Health Fair: Fall Risk Screening
The Center for Disability Justice team members Jason Falvey, PT, DPT, PhD, and Lindsey Mathis, PT, DPT, along with four second-year DPT students conducted fall risk screenings at the PATIENTS Day Community Health Fair. These screenings assessed balance, gait speed and lower extremity strength. After each screening community members were given guidance on mobility device use and sent home with information sheets on fall prevention strategies.
PATIENTS Day
PATIENTS Day, the pinnacle event of the PATIENTS Program at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, invited researchers to present their work to community members, students, and staff. The Center for Disability Justice Team including Jason Falvey, Lindsey Mathis, Morgan Fique, and Joe Holmes presented a research proposal for a pilot trial about community mobility. Community members shared feedback on beneficial strategies for helping individuals reintegrate in their communities following an injury. This feedback has since been incorporated into the intervention protocol.
West Baltimore Community Champions Meeting
The ENRICH study team, including Jason Falvey, Lindsey Mathis, Morgan Fique, and Joe Holmes met with Mr. Calvin Booth, a community champion, to discuss proposed research. Mr. Booth has personal experience of recovering from lower limb injuries, is actively involved in his community, and has expertise as a peer mentor. As a result of this meeting Mr. Booth joined the ENRICH study team as a patient representative and Community Champion.
November 2024 Community Advisory Board (CAB) Meeting
The Center for Disability Justice team held their inaugural CAB meeting on November 4th, 2024. At the hybrid meeting members joined to get to know each other, revise the mission for the Center, and provide feedback on proposed research for the ENRICH lab. A total of 15 people were at the meeting representing researchers, staff, people living with disabilities, community champions, advocates, physical therapists, home modification specialists, and more.
