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Accessible Sex Ed Training for Facilitators
Description: 

This workshop is designed for sex ed and family life educators who want to make their programs more accessible to people with a variety of disabilities, particularly autistic people and people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

Adding these skills to your toolbox makes affirming, inclusive education more accessible for all participants..

“Accessible Sex Ed” also covers how to talk with caregivers about the importance of complete, fact-based education for all people, especially neurodiverse folx.

Funding to develop this training was provided in part by the Tennessee Disability Coalition.

Topic(s): 
Conscious and unconscious bias about race, ethnicity, and culture disclosure
Consent and interpersonal and sexual violence
Contraception, pregnancy, and reproduction
Creating an inclusive and affirming learning environment
Effective teaching strategies
Healthy relationships
LGBQ+ identities
Racial and reproductive justice
Responding to challenging questions
Sex education in schools
Values
State(s): 
Alabama
Alaska
American Samoa
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Guam
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Northern Mariana Islands
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
U.S. Virgin Islands
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Age Group(s): 
Grades K-2
Grades 3-5
Grades 6-8
Grades 9-10
Grades 11-12
Format: 
In person
Online
4 hours
$200
Indicators
Indicator 1 (K-12): Explain three reasons why it is important to respond to every question students ask when teaching sex education.
Indicator 2 (K-12): Demonstrate the ability to effectively respond to three different types of challenging questions. (S)