About the webinar:
Parents with disabilities have babies at about the same rate as those without disabilities. However, all too often, disabled parents don’t get the support they need postpartum. In this webinar, we will discuss how to support new parents with a variety of disabilities in lactation and breastfeeding their child. We will hear from Alesha Thomas, a disabled certified lactation consultant (IBCLC), mom, and founder of the Adaptive Parent Project, about tips and strategies for successful breastfeeding. Then, we will hear stories from Elizabeth Soper and Norma Morán about their experiences with lactation and breastfeeding and the challenges they encountered as disabled and Deaf moms.
The webinar will be Monday, August 6 at 12 PM ET on Zoom. Please register for the webinar through Zoom. We will provide ASL and Zoom automated captions. For any other accommodations, please contact us at Lurie@Brandeis.edu as soon as possible. The webinar will be recorded. The recording and associated resources will be published on our website shortly after the webinar. We also email the materials to anyone who registers, so feel free to sign up even if you cannot attend so you get the recording and slides after the webinar.
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The Lurie Institute for Disability Policy and the National Center for Disability and Pregnancy Research are hosting a webinar on August 6 at 12 PM ET about Lactation and Breastfeeding with a Disability! The webinar will feature 3 disabled moms, Alesha Thomas, BS, IBCLC, a disabled certified lactation consultant, mom, and founder of the Adaptive Parent Project, as well as Elizabeth Soper and Norma Morán about their experiences with lactation and breastfeeding and the challenges they encountered as disabled and Deaf moms.
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We will be providing ASL and Zoom automated captions. For any other accommodations, contact us at lurie@brandeis.edu as soon as possible.
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Graphic for a webinar titled “Lactation and Breastfeeding with a Disability” on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, at 12 PM ET, featuring speakers Alesha Thomas, Elizabeth Campbell Soper, and Norma Morán. The flyer features a purple background with speaker photos and accessibility icons indicating the availability of sign language interpretation and closed captioning.