Special Olympics New York Unified Health Summit
August 9 @ 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM EDT
Healthcare professionals and students are invited to join Special Olympics New York for a day focused on how providers and self-advocates with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) can work towards a healthier world for people with IDD. The Special Olympics New York Unified Inclusive Health Summit will be held on Saturday, August 9th, 2025 at the Golisano Institute for Business & Entrepreneurship (150 Sawgrass Dr, Rochester, NY 14620) from 8:30am – 4:30pm.
The Unified Health Summit will be made up of lecture style presentations and panels that will train current and future healthcare professionals on how to be “Inclusive Providers”. We feel it is crucial to involve people with IDD in discussions regarding their health, so the summit will also welcome Special Olympics athlete leaders – Athletes will participate in select unified sessions with health professionals/students and learn how to be advocates for their own health. The summit will be a space for our athletes to share their experiences and provide a unique unified opportunity for people with IDD and providers to learn together and inspire action in our health systems. Healthcare professionals and students that attend this summit will be provided with background knowledge about the health inequities faced by people with intellectual disabilities, hear first-hand from people with ID about their lived experience, and have the opportunity to connect with individuals with IDD from across their region resulting in increased communication skills and comfortability. Two sessions specific to healthcare providers and students will be offered for CME Credits through the University of Rochester.
The Unified Health Summit will be offered at no cost for all registered attendees! (Registration is Limited to the first 100 registrants)
REGISTRATION LINK FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND STUDENTS (Registration will close July 28th)
General Schedule for Summit (Detailed presentation information will be sent out to registered attendees in early June):
Questions? Reach out to Health@nyso.org.
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