Resources and tips to promote inclusion and belonging of disabled, chronically ill, and neurodiverse genetic counselors, students, and prospective students.
*These resources were gathered in Winter 2024 and are not exhaustive or comprehensive. Please email sugcdeiaoc@stanford.edu if you have other ideas or resources to share.*
A guide to navigating accommodations compiled for and by employed GC's, students, and applicants.
MSDCI National Guide to Accessing Disability Accommodations during Undergraduate Medical Education
Disclosure at all Points: UME and GME Guidance on Disability Disclosure for Learners
Disclosure at all Points: UME and GME Guidance on Disability Disclosure for Learners
MSDCI National Resource List for Students with Disability and Chronic Illness and Allies
Orion Fund: Grants for Students in Medical Crisis
Disability in Healthcare and Graduate Education, Stanford Medicine Alliance for Disability Inclusion and Equity
"Diversity Dialogue: Confronting Ableism in Medical Professions," Sarah Hunt, NSGC Perspectives 2022
Visible and Invisible Disabilities - "Can We Only Be Successful If We Mask Our Disabilities?" Amy Mook & Lara Grether, NSGC Perspectives 2024
Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos - "Training as a Genetic Counselor with a Genetic Condition," Izzy K., NSGC Perspectives 2023
Disability Disclosure, Job Accommodation Network
Inclusivity Guide: "Practicing What We Preach: Acceptance and Advocacy for Genetic Counselors with Disabilities and Chronic Conditions," Lauren Propost, NSGC Perspectives 2021
Deafness - "Practicing What We Preach: Genetic Counselors, Disability, and Advocacy," Kelly Rogel, The DNA Exchange 2009
Multiple Sclerosis - "Genetic Counseling 101: How My Own Diagnosis Brought Me Back to the Basics of the Profession," Lauren Giannetti Sferrazza, NSGC Perspectives 2021
Deafness & NF2 - "Different Is Okay," Kelly Stedman, NSGC Perspectives 2021
Blindness - "How one blind genetic counselor is doing her part to address ableism", Stanford Medicine's article on Ronit Mazzoni
Dare to Be Aware, Janette Hayward and blog contributors
"Where Are All The Disabled Genetic Counselors?" Janet Hayward, NSGC Perspectives 2021
"Disability in the Genetic Counseling Profession", GC Ready (Ep. 11)
Prospective Student FAQs, Office of Accessible Education
Campus Access Guide - maps with additional disability access information
Stanford’s Unofficial Guide to Disability (2018)
Checklist for Accessible and Inclusive Programming
*See bottom of page for Additional Resources/Links for Inclusive and Accessible Teaching
Genetic Counseling Disabled Community - see resources tab
Genetic Counseling Experience Initiative - opportunities for prospective students
GenePool: A Genetic Counseling Community - applicant specific resources included
