Online Workshop: Why Acceptance is Critical From Parents of LGBTQ+ People with I/DD

This is a pre-recorded, online workshop. After purchase, you will receive an “Order is Complete” email that will explain how to access the video recording, as well as any accompanying documents. If you do not receive this email in your Inbox, please check your SPAM folder.

When people with I/DD tell us they are part of the LGBTQ+ community, they don’t always get the acceptance that they need. Sometimes family members are taken aback and do not quite believe it, feel that a disability is enough to manage, and worry about how their young and grown children will be treated with this “double whammy,” having a disability and being LGBTQ+.

This online workshop will have parents of LGBTQ+ people with I/DD share their personal journeys to acceptance, discuss why acceptance is important, and share ways they show their support for their LGBTQ+ children. The panelists and hosts will also address how you, as a professional, can support an individual when their family is not supportive and how self-advocates can talk with their parents about their identity.