Episode 76: Dr. Kara Ayers

Interviewee: Dr. Kara Ayers

Interviewer: Peter Poullos, MD

Description: In this episode, Dr. Peter Poullos interview Dr. Kara Ayers disability researcher and associate director of the University of Cincinnati University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities. Together they  discuss advocacy work, interprofessional collaboration,  the language we use when describing marginalized communities and how ableism impacts the health outcomes and safety of our patients. 

Resources: (1) Evolution of Disability Language (2) How to talk to kids about people with disabilities (3) @ThinkEquitable

Transcript

Bio: Dr. Kara Ayers is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, where she is also Associate Director of the University of Cincinnati Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities. She's co-founder of the Disabled Parenting Project. She's recently launched the National Center for Disability, Equity, and Intersectionality. Her research interests include health equity, disability ethics, and anti-ableism.

Produced by: Gabe Abrams, Jake Feeman and Lisa Meeks

Digital Media: Katie Sullivan

Keywords: disability, anti-ableism, disability ethics, disability mentorship, disability policy, health equity, intersectionality, docswithdisabilities, medical education.