Access and Equity for Individuals with Disabilities

Health Equity for People with Disabilities - CDC

Data from 2019 shows, compared to people without disabilities, people with disabilities have less access to health care, have more depression and anxiety, ...

Equitable Access and Practices - ECLKC - HHS.gov

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in everyday activities to guarantee they ...

Day 19: Access and Equity in Disability

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), signed into law in 1990, prohibited discrimination on the basis of disability in all areas of public life. Though ...

Disability Inclusion: Advancing Access & Equity

Accessibility: Employers should ensure that their physical and digital workplaces are accessible to individuals with disabilities. · Equity in ...

What Is Health Equity And Why It Matters To Those With Disabilities

Thurman explains, "We will have health equity when every person has equal access and opportunity to achieve their highest levels of health.

State of Disability Equity and Access - Easterseals

In 1975, the Individuals with Disabilities Education. Act (formerly the Education for All Handicapped. Children Act) secured “free appropriate” public education ...

About Inclusivity & Accessibility | Office of Access and Equity

The spirit and intention behind disability laws in the United States is for the full inclusion of people with disabilities in American society. Inclusivity is ...

Improving Equity for Patients With Disabilities - The Joint Commission

People with disabilities have been historically under-recognized in healthcare equity efforts and initiatives, despite experiencing significant ...

Promoting Access and Equity: A Historical Perspective of Healthcare ...

In 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) mandated inclusion/accommodation and barred discrimination toward people with disabilities in all areas of ...

Improving Access to Care for People with Disabilities - CMS

It outlines physical barriers people may face, highlights actions health care facilities can take to assess accessibility, and describes ways to ...

Connections Between Health Equity and Disability

“Develop/review criteria for grant making to make sure that all programming ensures equitable access for people with disabilities;…make catalytic ...

Disabled Students Need Equity, Not Just Access - AAC&U

Disabled students need equity, not just access. We must challenge our biases and create inclusive experiences for all students.

NDEAM 2023: Advancing Access and Equity

A common theme that emerged while reflecting on NDEAM is that advancing access and equity for people with disabilities—or any historically ...

Advancing Health Equity And Reducing Health Disparities For ...

Having a disability is not synonymous with poor health, and maintaining and improving health is equally important for both people with and people without ...

Health equity for persons with disabilities: a global scoping review ...

A synthesis of the global evidence is needed to identify the factors that hinder equitable access to healthcare services for persons with disabilities.

Disability and Equity - Institute for Child, Youth and Family Policy

To examine disability from a health equity perspective is to acknowledge that disability results from a person's condition interacting with their surrounding ...

Health Equity Framework for People with Disabilities

Provide extensive adult oral health benefits through Medicaid to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities who otherwise do not have access to ...

Global report on health equity for persons with disabilities

Persons with disabilities have the right to the highest attainable standard of health as those without disabilities. ... These poor health ...

Disability Inclusion as a Cornerstone for Health Equity - CDC

Disability inclusion ensures that people with disabilities have the same opportunities as everyone else to go to school or work, attend faith-based ...

Access and Equity for Individuals with Disabilities - Changing Paces

Recent reforms focus more on the rights of individuals with disabilities, improving healthcare access. The Canada Health Act (CHA), for instance ...