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10 tips to help make health care inclusive for people with disabilities


Ensuring Access for Patients with Disabilities in an Evolving ...

Jan Withers, MA (North Carolina Division of Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing), Kathy Wibberly, PhD (Mid-Atlantic Telehealth ...

Twelve tips for inclusive practice in healthcare - Intouch Public Health

The receptionist may choose inclusive pronouns. The doctor may ask some general questions. The medical record may note relevant contextual ...

'I Am Not The Doctor For You': Physicians' Attitudes About Caring ...

Increasing health care access for people with disabilities will require increasing the accessibility of space and the availability of proper ...

DISABILITY-INCLUSIVE LANGUAGE GUIDELINES

You should openly and respectfully discuss disability-related issues and make disability inclusion a priority. For far too long, persons with disabilities have ...

World Bank Group Commitments on Disability-Inclusive Development

New funding from DfiD and DHSC (UK Health Department) has been committed to support a specific research program on disability from road crashes.

Accessibility Technology & Tools - Microsoft

We are committed to designing accessible products with and for people with disabilities. Our approach to inclusive technology. Windows 10 operating system ...

Ableism: What It Is, What It Looks Like and How To Shut It Down

If you're a teacher, use universal design principles to build your courses, and include lessons about disability where possible. If you're a ...

The Extra Costs of Living with a Disability in the U.S. — Resetting ...

10 This may be a particularly relevant tax advantage for people with disabilities who have high out-of-pocket medical care costs. Self-directed services. The ...

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities | OHCHR

... and formats of communication, educational techniques and materials to support persons with disabilities. ... make such suggestions and general ...

Office of Disability Inclusion | JPMorganChase

Autism at Work. This program began in 2015 and is now part of a global strategy that identifies new ways to support and advance neurodivergent employees.

12 Ways to Ensure Inclusive Hiring for People With Disabilities

Ensure that work buildings are accessible by installing and maintaining appropriate devices like ramps, automatic doors, and support services.

PROVIDING INCLUSIVE SERVICES AND CARE FOR LGBT PEOPLE

... help health care staff provide an affirmative, inclusive, and respectful ... ▫ Ten Things: Creating Inclusive Health Care Environments for LGBT People.

Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility in Exercises - FEMA

Diversity: Embracing diversity helps build equitable and inclusive ... These accommodations support people with disabilities and others with access and functional ...

10 lessons on disability inclusive mental health from an expert

... get proper psychotherapy support.” “I did eventually, and it helped me and that made me feel like “okay, if these things are happening and ...

The Application of Diversity and Inclusion Practices in Healthcare

Once providing healthcare staff and patients with access to hospitals, clinics, and the likes, the next step is to cultivate a supportive environment where all ...

Advancing Health Policy and Outcomes for People With Intellectual ...

Importance At least 10 million people in the United States have an intellectual and/or developmental disability (IDD). People with IDD ...

How to make cities accessible and inclusive

If cities are built with accessibility in mind people with disabilities will feel included socially. Non-discrimination policies will also help to protect ...

Higher Education's Challenge: Disability Inclusion on Campus

Encourage responsibility and accountability. Leaders at all levels should be engaged in leading, messaging, and measuring improvements in ...

15 Ways to Show Kindness to People with Disabilities - AmeriDisability

Never talk down to a person with a disability. ... Kindly talk to people with disabilities in the same manner as you would anyone else. Make eye ...

Guidelines for Writing About People With Disabilities

Use language that emphasizes the need for accessibility rather than the presence of a disability. ... Note that 'handicapped' is an outdated and unacceptable term ...