DCD-14

We would like to take a moment to highlight our leader @jillzwicker and her large team, without whom #DCD14 would not have been possible. Thank you for providing the opportunities to connect, learn, teach, and advocate for the growing #DCD community!

And that’s a wrap to DCD-14. A huge thank you to the clinicians, families, volunteers, teachers, and researchers that gathered over the past 3 days to share their knowledge. #DCD14 was a huge success none of which could not have been done without you!

The word is out… DCD-15 will be hosted by the Universities in Belgium in #Ghent 2024!

Many calls to raise awareness about DCD @DCD_14. As a starting researcher at @ugent_fge on this disorder I want to contribute to that. Who should we be adressing this call to in Belgium? And how can we get this as an impactfull message to the policy makers involved?

Weaving together evidence and lived experiences! We are committed to the call to action! What is your Action Plan?” #DCD14

Remember we are all human, make those connections, build relationships, and come up with an idea that is impossible to say no to! Strength in Advocacy! #DCD14

Incredible talk from @_JennyHollander,highlighting how work of UK @DYSPRAXIAFDTN has changed her life. Over past 20 yrs, this work has increased awareness&allowed celebrities(e.g.@Caradelevingne &Daniel Radcliffe)to share diversity experiences.This work is changing lives. @DCD_14

Important words from our extraordinary panellist @_JennyHollander Thank you for your powerful insight into your lived experience with DCD and your extraordinary global advocacy efforts! #DCD14

@DCDKids - Sharing the real-life stories of children with DCD and their families and highlighting its pillars of Awareness, Advocacy, Action, and Achievement. By working together and building upon each other, we can create positive momentum! #DCD14 dcdkids.com

Awareness, advocacy&action panel discussion @DCD_14 -we have so many advocacy tools at our disposal! Great to see #LittleDCDQ included, but-in the spirit of advocacy for accuracy-Canadian LDCDQ is not the original. Website coming soon - follow new @LittleDCDQ handle for updates!

“No child should be denied an opportunity because they have DCD…We must understand each other’s differences” - Panellist, Educator, Family Member, and Advocate for #DCD #DCD14

Awareness, Advocacy, & Action Excited for this next discussion with a fantastic group of panelists! #DCD14

Couldn't agree more w/ @jillzwicker-we MUST think about economic policy impacts! But we must do this bi-directionally. Financial limitations to researchers from lower income countries participating in #DCD k/ledge exchange=real concern. Missed opps for equity advocacy? @DCD_14

"Nothing about us without us" @DCD_14

Such an insightful keynote @DCD_14 from Jennifer Zwicker - I have a feeling I'll be spending much time revisiting these slides and thinking about how best to apply this valuable learning. Thank you @jdzwicker

Fantastic #DCD14 keynote by @jdzwicker - how we better advocate from a public policy perspective. Reinforces for me the need to: better consider intersectionality & have more focus on mental well-being (ie, beyond MH deficits). @DCD_14 @JohnCairney68 @SKDowling @MaeghanJames

Honoured to have Dr. Jennifer Zwicker as a keynote to shed some light on the impact research has on informed policy development. #DCD14 @jdzwicker

"Doing worse means doing better; doing better means doing worse" Absolutely! When systems make it so hard to access developmental support, we can't ignore how this impacts service-users' strategic health care decision making @DCD_14