Positive Exposure

About Face: Craniofacial Awareness Month
2024-09-25 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
Cranial Facial Acceptance MonthSeptember 25 @2pm Image of Rick in black sweater and the Logo of Positive Exposure, young girls with albinism jumping in the air›

Northeast Regional Sickle Cell Collaborative (SiNERGe)
2024-09-17
Northeast Regional Sickle Cell Collaborative (SiNERGe)
Inaugural CBO Leadership Summit
held as part of the 6th Annual Johns Hopkins Sickle Cell Symposium
September 15 – 17, 2024
Hilton BWI Airport Hotel, Baltimore
Positive Exposure will screen: The Strength To Fight: FRAME Film on Sickle Cell.

About SiNERGe and the SiNERGe CBOs
Sickle Cell Improvement in the Northeast Region through Educa:on (SiNERGe) is a HRSA-funded
collabora:ve of 46 non-profit, community-based organiza:ons and medical providers in the
Northeast U.S. The Northeast Region accounts for approximately one-third of the U.S.’s
es:mated popula:on of sickle cell warriors (Hassell, 2010).
The SiNERGe Community-Based Organiza:ons (CBOs) are working toward longer, healthier lives
for individuals with sickle cell disease. Their mission is to gather momentum in the fight against
sickle cell disease by promo:ng ongoing collabora:on among the organiza:ons, providing
access to capacity-building exper:se and resources. The 30 CBOs share best prac:ces through
the Project ECHO peer-to-peer learning plaWorm, coordinate the annual Shine the Light on
Sickle Cell awareness campaign, and develop strategies for reaching and engaging unaffiliated pa8ents
throughout the region.

NEUROGRAPHICA: My Brain, Dysautonomia, and Football
2024-09-14 14:00 - 17:00 | Positive Exposure Gallery, 83 Maiden Lane, New York, NY, 10038
Please join us on Saturday, September 14 from 2-5pm for the opening celebration of NEUROGRAPHICA, a collection of drawings and poems by Hank Bjorklund: former New York Jet, lawyer, educator, and now poet, singer, and artist. Presentation and Q&A at 3pm.

Transcription of the poem written within the drawing above: “Been wonderin’, askin’ a few years or so – never get an answer, I just don’t know. Say, where’d all the good people go? Been to every city, checked in every town. Loaded up the trailer, drove it all around. Looked in all the corners, opened every box. Rattled all the doors, picked at all the locks. Never met a soul, never heard a sound, ‘cept echos of lies stompin’ truth to ground. Say, I wonder, maybe you would know – where’d all the good people go?”
In 2016, Bjorklund’s active and dynamic life was turned upside down when he was rushed to the hospital after collapsing at the gym. Even after countless tests, doctors were perplexed. Eventually, FDG-PET scans showed widespread reduction of glucose uptake in his brain. Doctors said these findings indicated an atypical neurodegenerative syndrome such as progressive supranuclear palsy, multiple system atrophy, fronto-temporal dementia, or autoimmune encephalopathy.
In 2017, two world-famous neurologists specializing in disorders of the autonomic nervous system (dysautonomia) advised that they had no explanation other than Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), stemming from Bjorklund’s 16 years of football, from Pop Warner to the N.Y. Jets.
Recent research from the Boston University UNITE Brain Bank and the Concussion Legacy Foundation show that the risk of CTE increases with every year of tackle football played. Development of CTE is correlated with number of years played, number of sub-concussive hits received, and the force of each hit. CTE can only be diagnosed by autopsy; Bjorklund is among those participating in clinical trials seeking a way to diagnose CTE during life.
“If I have CTE, it’s an atypical form. While my executive functioning is not what it was, I do not exhibit the significant cognitive decline or erratic behavior typically associated with CTE. All of my former teammates or other NFL colleagues who have died and had their brains autopsied at the Brain Bank have been found to have had CTE.” Bjorklund believes that more medical practitioners need to understand CTE, now that it has been diagnosed in the brains of military veterans, victims of domestic violence, and athletes of all ages.
“There was a time when I needed a wheelchair; my unstable blood pressure, lack of heart response, and vestibular malfunctions wouldn’t allow me to stand or walk. But now I’ve improved dramatically, both in my exercise capacity and in my functional fitness. And poetry, singing, and artistic expression have been magical healers encouraged by my wonderful wife, my physical and neuro-psychological therapists, and my cardiologists.”
When asked how he began to draw in 2023, Hank explained that it was a suggestion from the teacher of a local poetry class, Evelyn Kandel. “Evelyn is the former Poet Laureate of Nassau County. One of her prompts was to draw a free-form figure on paper and then to write a poem within the spaces that you created. I became instantly hooked. I just can’t stop doing it–it’s very meditative. I did this for myself. I never thought this would lead to me showing it to other people.”
Victoria and Hank Bjorklund have been married for 52 years. “Hank is a guy who only ever sang in the shower, who can’t read music, who hadn’t written poetry since high school, and has such significant brain challenges,” says Victoria. “But now in 2024, he’s published a book of poetry and essays, does public readings and songfests, and has studio-recorded eight of his poems into songs with his talented musical friends, Diane Menzel and Helen Kotzky.”
“It was just a few years ago, when his neuropsychologist was urging him on and his neuro-physical therapist was teaching him to walk again, that he’d go outside, even in winter, to practice with his hiking poles. The neighbors and I would watch as he walked around the patio in circles, reciting and sometimes singing at the top of his lungs his mantra poems that he wrote to encourage himself to keep on living. Now look at what he has done in poetry, music, and art, as well as his physical recovery. It’s amazing.”

This poem was selected by producers from Morning Edition on National Public Radio in celebration of National Poetry Month, and in April of 2021 and again in 2024, Bjorklund recited it on the air.
In his book, Head Hits I Remember, Bjorklund shares vignettes from his life and essays on the toll that repetitive head hits can have on the brains of those who play contact sports. His poems and prose discuss coping with chronic life-altering brain conditions, including dysautonomia and encephalopathy. He aims to inspire hope in those seeking the strength to persevere for one more day or to find a path toward a new normal.
Image Description: On a blue background is the following text: in a white title, “POSITIVE EXPOSURE GALLERY OPENING CELEBRATION Saturday, September 14, 2-5pm; On view September 14 – October 1, 2024” and in yellow text, “NEUROGRAPHICA: My Brain, Dysautonomia, and Football. Hank Bjorklund.” In the center is a drawing by Hank containing an abstract, round shape outlined in black and colored in with blues, yellow, pink, orange, black, and greens. Toward the top of the drawing is a poem in blue text on a white background reading: “Been wonderin’, askin’ a few years or so – never get an answer, I just don’t know. Say, where’d all the good people go? Been to every city, checked in every town. Loaded up the trailer, drove it all around. Looked in all the corners, opened every box. Rattled all the doors, picked at all the locks. Never met a soul, never heard a sound, ‘cept echos of lies stompin’ truth to ground. Say, I wonder, maybe you would know – where’d all the good people go?” Beneath the image is the NYSCA logo and the following text, in white: “OPENING CELEBRATION, Saturday, September 14, 2-5 pm, On view September 14 – October 1, 2024. Contact: 212-420-1931. 14 East 109th Street, NYC.”

NYS IDD/DD Nurse Association 2024 Annual Conference
2024-09-11 | The Queensbury Hotel, Glen Falls, NY
The NYS ID/DD Nurses Association (NYSIDDDNA) will be hosting the NYSIDDDNA 2024 Annual Conference September 9-11, 2024 at the Queensbury Hotel in Glens Falls, New York.
Hosting the Annual Conference provides the Association with the opportunity to meet its primary purpose, which is to promote the professional development of nurses who support people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities.
This conference will provide nurses and other interested health care professionals working in the ID/DD field with educational programs addressing a variety of contemporary issues for ID/DD supports with a host of esteemed presenters. The conference provides an opportunity for nurses to enhance and reflect on their own practice and/or network with colleagues throughout the state.
The Planning Committee has worked collaboratively throughout the winter/spring to select topics and speakers. The committee reviewed feedback and recommendations from past attendees and clinicians who work in the ID/DD field to bring you the most contemporary and engaging sessions.
Capstone Presentation: Positive Exposure: Seeing Beyond Diagnosis
Glen Falls, NY

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) Workshop #1
2024-08-28 13:00 - 15:00 | PCOM Philadelphia
1st Year Student Lecture and Workshop 1 of 3

MISSION AND COMMITMENTS
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) is dedicated to the education of students in medicine, health and behavioral sciences.

OUR MISSION
Educating health professionals to care for the whole person and advance the health of diverse communities.

How We See It: Opening Celebration
2024-07-27 17:00 - 20:00 | Positive Exposure Gallery, 83 Maiden Lane, New York, NY, 10038
Join us for the opening event! RSVP at the Register button above.

About the Progressive Visions Photo Club and West Farms Photo Works
These two innovative programs of CP Unlimited empower people with disabilities to learn, create, and channel their visions through the medium of photography.
Participants enjoy photo outings to explore both their communities and the greater New York City area to discover new creative opportunities and practice their skills using digital, mirrorless cameras, and cameras with specialized shutters and mounting systems.
Though they began using single use disposable cameras, members now utilize the latest photography equipment, including photo-editing technology, to learn how to perfect each capture for an audience.
Previous exhibitions have included displays at Positive Exposure and additional galleries throughout New York City and Long Island. In February, three members had their work featured at The National Lighthouse Museum on Staten Island.
About Constructive Partnerships Unlimited
Since 1946, Constructive Partnerships Unlimited has promoted opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to achieve fulfilling lives.

Image Description: On a black background is a close-up, macro photograph of a red rose on an orange background. The text surrounding it reads: “POSITIVE EXPOSURE GALLERY HOW WE SEE IT. New Images from the Progressive Visions Photo Club and West Farms Photo Works. OPENING CELEBRATION Saturday, July 27, 5-8pm. On view through August 31, 2024. 14 East 109th Street, NYC. Contact: 212-420-1931.” The CPUnlimited and NYSCA logos are pictured. Below are four photographs arranged in a grid showing photographers holding posing with their cameras or taking pictures.

Disability Champions Mentorship Network
2024-07-25 11:00 - 12:00
A Collaborative Community Creation
​ A Network for Community Mentoring at Transition and Beyond

The Disability Champions Project will enhance Special Education transition programming for underserved youth with disabilities (student champions) and support empowerment through the development of specialized mentors (mentor champions) to help create an authentic community of support (network champions).

Virtual Presentation.

A Collaborative Community Creation
A Network for Community Mentoring at Transition and Beyond
Ketrina Hazell, Regional Centers for Workforce Transformation
Dr. Tammy Ellis-Robinson, University at Albany
Elizabeth Slusarz, University at Albany
Website: ​http://www.disabilitychampionsmentoringnetwork.org/
https://www.instagram.com/disabilitychampions/
https://www.facebook.com/mentoringandadvocacy/

Closing The Gap: People with disabilities as a medically underserved population.
2024-07-23 08:00 - 17:00
Closing the Gap: People with Disabilities as a Medically Underserved Population
Exhibition and Round Table discussion in DC.
Roundtable Discussion | Disability + Oral Health Exhibit | Light Reception to Follow

Representative Seth Moulton, 6th District of Massachusetts
Shawn Aleong, Self-Advocate, BA Candidate, Temple University
Adiaha Spinks-Franklin, MD, MPH, FAAP, President, Society for Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics (SDBP)
Rick Rader, MD, FAAIDD, DHL (HON), American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry 2006-2008; Director of Morton J.
Kent Habilitation Center, Orange Grove Center
Amged Soliman, Esq., Sr. Attorney Advisor, National Council on Disability
Steven Perlman, DDS, MScD, DHL (HON), President, Project Accessible
Oral Health
Hoangmai (Mai) H. Pham, MD, MPH (she/her), President and CEO,
Institute for Exceptional Care (IEC)

Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Foundation Family Conference: Minneapolis
2024-07-18 08:00 - 2024-07-21 17:00
Family Conference
Phelan-McDermid syndrome (pronounced FAY-luhn mick-DUR-mid) is a rare genetic disorder involving chromosome 22 that can affect many critical functions in a person’s body — from learning and communicating to eating and sleeping.

Visually Impaired Preschool Services: Indianapolis
2024-07-17 08:00 - 17:00
Visually Impaired Preschool Services
We believe in your child’s potential.
We provide early intervention services to children who are blind or have low vision, helping your child gain independence and unlocking their true potential.
In collaboration with Delta Dental Foundation.

National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation (NOAH): Orange County, CA
2024-07-11 08:00 - 2024-07-14 17:00
Family Conference

PRISMS, Smith-Magenis syndrome: Dallas
2024-07-10 08:00 - 2024-07-12 17:00

Chromosome Registry and Research Society: Charlotte, NC
2024-07-08 08:00 - 2024-07-10 17:00

Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy: Orlando
2024-06-28 08:00 - 2024-06-30 17:00, 2024-06-27 08:00 - 2024-06-30 17:00

Celebrating Sickle Cell Trailblazers
2024-06-21 10:00 - 12:00
RSVP TODAY
Join us for a special “Shine the Light on Sickle Cell” event
Celebrating Sickle Cell Trailblazers
DATE: June 21, 2024
TIME: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
LOCATION: Auditorium at NYC Health +
Hospitals/ Queens
ADDRESS: 82-68 164th Street, Jamaica, NY, 11432
Featuring presentations by Sickle Cell Trailblazers
Discussing the critical role of NYC Health + Hospitals in efforts to treat and cure the disease
Don’t miss this Juneteenth World

Queens Hospital
82-68 164th Street, Jamaica

International Albinism Awareness Day
2024-06-13 18:00 - 20:00 | Positive Exposure Gallery, 83 Maiden Lane, New York, NY, 10038
NOAH Celebrates International Albinism Awareness Day Event Presented By Life with Albinism and Positive Exposure
RSVP at lifewithalbinism3@gmail.com
Image Description: Life with Albinism and Positive Exposure Logos: Group of people with albinism and friends looking up into the camera.

Legatus Lecture
2024-06-12 19:00 - 21:00
Positive Exposure Presentation.

CDC: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Virtual Presentation
2024-06-11 10:00 - 23:00
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
This year, as we recognize the 33rd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), CDC celebrates the significant advances the public health community has made to reduce health disparities and improve inclusion for the disability community. However, there is still much work to do to ensure people with disabilities can access the same health care as people without disabilities and achieve positive health outcomes.

CDC and Disability and Health
Español (Spanish)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been involved in disability and health activities since 1988. CDC’s mission is to promote the health and full participation in society by people with disabilities across the lifespan.
Monitoring the Health of People With and Without Disabilities
CDC monitors the health of people with and without disabilities to identify how health issues affect people in different ways and why some people are at higher risk for certain diseases and conditions. Studies have shown that people with disabilities are more likely to have poorer overall health, less access to adequate health care, and increased risk for preventable health problems. These data are important to help identify barriers to achieving good health, and to design prevention and health promotion programs aimed at reducing health disparities and improving the health of people with disabilities.
Promoting Public Health
CDC supports work that improves overall health and quality of life for people with disabilities. It supports the inclusion of people with disabilities in public health programs that prevent disease and promote healthy behaviors and safety, while working to eliminate barriers to health care and improve access to routine preventive services.

The Society of Dermatology Physician Assistants (SDPA) San Diego
2024-06-07 10:00 - 11:00
June 5-9 Hilton San Diego BayfrontSan Diego, CaliforniaSDPA Dan Diego 2024
About SDPA

The Society of Dermatology Physician Assistants (SDPA) is a 501(c)(6) national non-profit professional organization composed of members who provide dermatologic care or have an interest in the medical specialty of dermatology. A mission-focused membership organization, SDPA works to empower, educate, and advance the DermPA™ practice by providing high-quality educational and professional development opportunities, while advocating for a practice environment that advances patient care. Its Fellow members are PAs who provide medical services with the collaboration of a board-certified dermatologist. Founded in 1994, the SDPA currently has over 4,700 members. SDPA is the largest specialty organization in the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA).

EMPOWER. EDUCATE. ADVANCE.

For the past 30 years, DermPAsTM have found a place to connect, learn, advocate, and enhance their own professional development through the Society of Dermatology Physician Assistants. As we embark upon our next 30 years, it is our goal to continue to offer innovative educational opportunities to our members. Leading the way are our two annual dermatology conferences. We extend a warm welcome to you and hope to see you in San Diego in June.
DermPAsTM from around the country will convene onsite for four days of excellent continuing education, professional networking, and special events. The SDPA partners with nationally recognized medical directors to develop innovative and informative session content, taught by distinguished faculty members renowned in the dermatology field.
Whether you have years of experience or are new to dermatology, you will return home to your patients with numerous pearls of information and treatment options to ensure you are providing them with the best care possible.

American Academy of Developmental Medicine & Dentistry (AADMD), Chicago
2024-06-06 - 2024-06-09
“This is not a conference that simply highlights the health disparity people with IDD continue to experience – but it’s a place to discover and explore so that we, as clinicians, can ensure people with IDD get the best healthcare has to offer. ”

One Voice for Inclusive Health is AADMD’s annual educational conference, held every year since 2002. We believe it takes one voice to make a difference and there’s one voice — the voice of a person with IDD — that needs to be heard. People with IDD experience a healthcare disparity in the US, and through our annual training and partnerships, we work to reverse that inequality.

The One Voice conference brings business leaders and IDD professionals together for education, advocacy and to ignite change.

During this conference, attendees will hear from top keynote speakers, meet companies and political leaders paving the way for inclusive health, participate in topical panel discussions and breakout sessions, earn Medical or Dental CE – not to mention network with top health professionals dedicated to the IDD population.
We invite you to join us in one voice – as a Sponsor, Exhibitor or Attendee.
Let’s ignite change together.

What is AADMD?
American Academy of Developmental Medicine & Dentistry (AADMD) is a non-profit organization of interdisciplinary medical professionals including physicians, dentists, optometrists, neurologists and other clinicians committed to improving the quality of healthcare for people with IDD.
Since 2002, the AADMD has connected clinicians across the world and prepared them to face the unique challenges in caring for people with IDD. The organization provides curriculum to schools, IDD training for clinicians and specialized information to families and caretakers in language that is easy to understand. Above all, AADMD aims to make sure that no person with IDD is left without access to quality health services.
They are difference makers for people with IDD.

ART HEALS Exhibition Opening
2024-06-01 14:00 - 17:00 | Positive Exposure Gallery, 83 Maiden Lane, New York, NY, 10038
Join us for the opening of ART HEALS, an exhibition of paintings by Dr. James E. George, MD, JD.
Dr. James E. George is a highly accomplished doctor and lawyer who experienced a brain and spinal cord injury after a fall in his home, resulting in a coma and quadriplegia. He spent six months in rehab, where he discovered great joy and healing in creating art.

James E. George, MD, JD:
I have been involved in emergency medicine for nearly 50 years of my life, but healthcare wasn’t my only interest. I studied medicine and law simultaneously and served as a captain in the U.S. Army Reserves Medical Corps.
After receiving my undergraduate degree from Columbia University, I simultaneously enrolled in the University of Louisville Medical School and Law School. Attending medical school during the day and law school at night, I completed the programs in four years, receiving both degrees – with honors – in 1970.
One of my proudest accomplishments in the field of emergency medicine was being an early adopter of emergency medicine as a specialty. I served on the Board of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), and I am a past member of several professional organizations for physicians and attorneys. I authored several books on the topic as well.
I am a founding member of TeamHealth, an association of more than 20,000 clinicians throughout the United States. I served as a division president for the TeamHealth East region until 2014 when I made the transition to the position of Strategic Advisor to the CEO of TeamHealth. I was also a founding member of George & Korin, a healthcare law firm representing physicians, nurses, and other healthcare providers.
In 2016, I suffered a brain and spinal cord injury after a fall in my home, resulting in a coma and quadriplegia. I spent six months at Magee Rehabilitation Hospital in Philadelphia, where I discovered great joy in art therapy and painting – ultimately contributing several pieces of my artwork now on display throughout the hospital.
Following my partial recovery and diminished use of my dominant right hand, I received the Adam Taliaferro Foundation Award and accepted it by standing in public for the first time since my injury. Today, I am living a full life, enjoying my art and painting and spending time with family and friends. I hope you enjoy my paintings as well. I draw special pleasure from comments made by patients, their families, and others who enjoy my art.
Image Description: On a black background is the following text, in white: “POSITIVE EXPOSURE GALLERY ART HEALS James E. George, MD, JD. OPENING CELEBRATION Saturday, June 1, 2-5pm. 14 East 109th Street, NYC. On View: June 1-30, 2024. Contact: 212-420-1931.” At bottom left is the NYSCA logo. At center is an abstract painting with swirling golden yellow lines embellished with a few red lines and bright green dots on a dark grey background.

ART HEALS: On view June 1-30
2024-06-01 - 2024-06-30 | Positive Exposure Gallery, 83 Maiden Lane, New York, NY, 10038
ART HEALS, an exhibition of paintings by Dr. James E. George, MD, JD.
To schedule a viewing, please contact events@positiveexposure.org or 212-420-1931.
Dr. James E. George is a highly accomplished doctor and lawyer who experienced a brain and spinal cord injury after a fall in his home, resulting in a coma and quadriplegia. He spent six months in rehab, where he discovered great joy and healing in creating art.

James E. George, MD, JD:
I have been involved in emergency medicine for nearly 50 years of my life, but healthcare wasn’t my only interest. I studied medicine and law simultaneously and served as a captain in the U.S. Army Reserves Medical Corps.
After receiving my undergraduate degree from Columbia University, I simultaneously enrolled in the University of Louisville Medical School and Law School. Attending medical school during the day and law school at night, I completed the programs in four years, receiving both degrees – with honors – in 1970.
One of my proudest accomplishments in the field of emergency medicine was being an early adopter of emergency medicine as a specialty. I served on the Board of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), and I am a past member of several professional organizations for physicians and attorneys. I authored several books on the topic as well.
I am a founding member of TeamHealth, an association of more than 20,000 clinicians throughout the United States. I served as a division president for the TeamHealth East region until 2014 when I made the transition to the position of Strategic Advisor to the CEO of TeamHealth. I was also a founding member of George & Korin, a healthcare law firm representing physicians, nurses, and other healthcare providers.
In 2016, I suffered a brain and spinal cord injury after a fall in my home, resulting in a coma and quadriplegia. I spent six months at Magee Rehabilitation Hospital in Philadelphia, where I discovered great joy in art therapy and painting – ultimately contributing several pieces of my artwork now on display throughout the hospital.
Following my partial recovery and diminished use of my dominant right hand, I received the Adam Taliaferro Foundation Award and accepted it by standing in public for the first time since my injury. Today, I am living a full life, enjoying my art and painting and spending time with family and friends. I hope you enjoy my paintings as well. I draw special pleasure from comments made by patients, their families, and others who enjoy my art.
Image Description: On a black background is the following text, in white: “POSITIVE EXPOSURE GALLERY ART HEALS James E. George, MD, JD. OPENING CELEBRATION Saturday, June 1, 2-5pm. 14 East 109th Street, NYC. On View: June 1-30, 2024. Contact: 212-420-1931.” At bottom left is the NYSCA logo. At center is an abstract painting with swirling golden yellow lines embellished with a few red lines and bright green dots on a dark grey background.

"Don't Dismiss Us" at Astoria Film Festival
2024-05-30 18:00 - 22:00
“Don’t Dismiss Us” was selected for the Astoria Film Festival, screening this Thursday, May 30 at 6pm!
This short film centers disability at the intersection of aging, diversity, representation, and inclusion. Featuring disability rights activist, Judith Heumann, and New York Commissioner for the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities, Christina Curry.
“Astoria Film Festival is devoted to increasing the representation of under-represented people in media and film by providing them with the skills, experiences, and connections needed to obtain jobs in the media industry, and with the exposure and community to build their own bodies of work in media production.
Astoria Film Festival is especially focused on supporting groups historically-ignored in society – Disabled people, women, FLI (First-Gen/Low-Income/Immigrants), BBIA (Black/Brown/Indigenous/Asian), women, LGBTQIA+ people. We also connect our younger students to our older students and to our festival filmmakers and industry professionals who work with us, thus creating a multi-generational, diverse, local filmmaking community and network.”
Tickets here: https://filmfreeway.com/AstoriaFilmFestival/tickets
The venue is Arri Rental, 47-27 36th St, Queens, NY 11101.

Image Descriptions:

On a dark blue background is an image of a man and woman smiling at each other, which is a still from the film “Don’t Dismiss Us.” This image is overlaid with the following text: “Astoria Film Festival. Screening Thursday May 30.”
On a dark blue background is the FRAME logo and the following text in white: “‘Don’t Dismiss Us’ has been selected for the Astoria Film Festival! THURSDAY, MAY 30 OPENING NIGHT 6-8pm ARRI RENTAL LIC 47-27 36th Street LIC/Sunnyside, NY. ASL interpreters will be present for the panel.”

Prime Medicine
2024-05-22 14:00 - 17:00
Presentation to Team at PRIME Medicine in Cambridge, MA.
Prime Medicine™ was founded with a goal of transforming the lives of patients with debilitating diseases through the application of our groundbreaking Prime Editing platform and technology. We use Prime Editing, a next-generation gene editing approach that we believe can
address the genetic cause of disease and potentially provide patients with long-lasting cures. Prime Editing searches to find the precise place in the genome to edit and replaces the segment of faulty DNA with a correct copy of DNA.

Washington University School of Medicine/ St Louis
2024-05-21 11:00 - 17:00 | Washington University School of Medicine/ St Louis, United States
Department of Anesthesiology
Reframing: A Call To Inclusion

Inclusion. Belonging. Shared Humanity. Disabilities.
Join us for an EMPOWERING half-day symposium designed to UPLIFT voices and CELEBRATE the diversity of experiences among individuals with genetic, physical, behavioral, or intellectual differences.
Attendees will engage with inspiring stories, form meaningful connections, and promote education and advocacy. We aim to model inclusion through our shared humanity and acknowledgment of more similarities than differences.
Together, let’s embrace our shared humanity, focusing on unity over division. Be a part of the movement where our commonalities shine and our differences are celebrated.

Reframing: A Call To Inclusion | Anesthesiology | Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

A Celebration of FACE Equality
2024-05-18 14:00 - 17:00 | Positive Exposure Gallery, 83 Maiden Lane, New York, NY, 10038
Please join us! Positive Exposure and My Face.
RSVP by 5.17.24 to Dina Zuckerberg: Dina@myface.org
Snacks, Refreshments, Arts & Crafts for kids, your very own Photo Shoot and Music
Fun to be had by all.
Image description: n invite in blue with red, white black lettering. Photo of 8 unique and beautiful indivduals standing together and smiling into the camera.

Virginia Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
2024-05-16 08:00 - 17:00
Keynote & Photography:
This presentation will discuss creating spaces rooted in unity, respect, and inclusion through photography, film, educational programs, and advocacy.
Agenda and Conference Information

Nemour's Children's Hospital, Grand Rounds
2024-05-15 07:00 - 20:00
Surgery Grant Rounds with photoshoot afterwards..
Nemours Children’s Hospital
Mission: To provide leadership, institutions, and services to restore and improve the health of children through care and programs not readily available, with one high standard of quality and distinction, regardless of the recipient’s financial status.

Columbia University's Genetic Counseling Graduate Program Graduation, Class of 2024
2024-05-14 15:30 - 17:00
Keynote at Graduation
The Invite:
Hi Rick,
Thank you again so much for the visit and presentation yesterday, what a fantastic afternoon. We are all still so energized by your work and the Positive Exposure mission and projects, it’s about all anyone can talk about today.
In fact, I’m delighted to be writing to you to let you know that our Class of 2024 today voted to nominate you as the keynote speaker for their commencement ceremony this year. It’s my pleasure to extend an invitation to you to speak at the ceremony to address our graduates as they celebrate their accomplishments and the awarding of their Masters’ degrees in the presence of their faculty, family, and friends, and look toward the future of the work they might do as genetic counselors.
