Making Health Accessible: Universal Design Strategies That Work for Everyone
Includes a Live Web Event on 10/20/2026 at 2:00 PM (EDT)
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In the United States, more than one in four adults experiences a disability. According to the CDC, people with disabilities are three times more likely to experience chronic conditions such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and cancer. This lecture explores the health disparities faced by people with disabilities and introduces Universal Design as a framework for creating more inclusive health programs and services.
Participants will learn key principles and practical strategies of Universal Design that promote equitable access and meaningful participation for all individuals. The session highlights why Universal Design is essential in health promotion and demonstrates how inclusive approaches benefit the widest possible audience, including people with disabilities. Through real-world examples, the presentation illustrates how Universal Design can be applied across healthcare access, education, health messaging, and program activities.
At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Describe Universal Design and how it benefits meaningful engagement for all audiences
- Explain disability and the benefits of inclusive health programming for individuals with disabilities
- Demonstrate strategies to incorporate universal design and implement accessible health programming
HESPA III Competencies Include:
9.1.4 |Entry| Promote health equity.
9.2.2 |Entry| Foster a positive organizational culture and climate that respects individual characteristics and needs.
Sponsored by the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE), a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 1.0 total Category I contact education contact hours. Maximum advanced-level continuing education contact hours available for this session is 0. Provider ID #98029 and Activity ID 0126018DL.
Lindsey Catherine Mullis
Program Director
University of Kentucky’s Human Development Institute
With more than 15 years of experience working in the disability and health community, Ms. Mullis brings deep expertise in applying universal design strategies to health programs and services at the local, national, and international levels. Her work emphasizes inclusive practices that expand access and participation. Ms. Mullis holds an educational background in psychology, exercise science, and health promotion, along with a certificate in developmental disabilities. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Health Education Sciences with a certificate in research methods and focus on disability and sexuality. She is a certified Health Promotion Clinical Director for Special Olympics and has served on the Special Olympics Inclusive Health Advisory Board. In addition to her professional expertise, she brings valuable lived experience as the parent of a daughter with Down syndrome and a vision disability.
Kristin Stoepler, MSEd, CHES (Moderator)
Health Workforce Development Consultant
Kristin Stoepler, is a health workforce development consultant and Certified Health Education Specialist with expertise in health education, curriculum design, workforce development, and educational innovation. As the former Chair of the Health Sciences Program at the University of Alaska Anchorage, she integrated artificial intelligence tools into health educator training to support professional preparation, communication skill development, motivational interviewing, and engagement with diverse populations. Kristin has trained future health professionals and health educators through competency-based learning approaches and is passionate about the ethical and effective use of emerging technologies to strengthen workforce readiness and health education practice.
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