Stephanie Meredith is a LEND Family Faculty and Medical Outreach Director at the University of Kentucky’s Human Development Institute. Her roles include creating and disseminating information about genetic conditions and building relationships between national leaders in the disability and medical communities. 

She is the author of the nationally recommended “Understanding a Down Syndrome Diagnosis”, and co-author of “Diagnosis to: A Pregnant Mother’s Guide to Down Syndrome”, and “Welcoming a Newborn with Down Syndrome: A New Parent’s Guide”. 

She joins the podcast to share why genetics is such a complex issue in the disability field. She also shares how she infuses her work in genetics with her work in advocacy.

Stephanie discusses how she helps clinicians confront ableism and racism in the history of eugenics, why it’s key to having an action plan to bring people together, and what needs to happen to bring together the disability and genetics community. 

Listen in to hear more about her perspectives on ethics, genetics, and eugenics.

This episode is funded by the Administration for Community Living through technical assistance contract # HHSP75P00121C00057. The contents do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Administration on Community Living, US Department of Health and Human Services, or the US Government.

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