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Access to Medical Care for Individuals with …

(2 days ago) WEBGenerally no. Examining a patient in their wheelchair usually is less thorough than on the exam table, and does not provide the patient equal medical services. There are several ways to make the exam table accessible to a person using a wheelchair. A good option …

https://www.ada.gov/resources/medical-care-mobility/

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Improving Access to Care for People with Disabilities CMS

(6 days ago) WEBA Primer for Providers (PDF): This resource helps staff in health care settings improve quality, satisfaction, and physical accessibility for people with disabilities. This primer …

https://www.cms.gov/priorities/health-equity/minority-health/resource-center/health-care-professionals-researchers/improving-access-care-people-disabilities

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Health Equity for People with Disabilities CDC

(2 days ago) WEBDisability and Health Data System (DHDS) Data [online]. [Accessed August 6, 2019]. Health equity is achieved when everyone has the opportunity to be as healthy as …

https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/humandevelopment/health-equity.html

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Health Care and the Americans With Disabilities Act

(7 days ago) WEBThe ADA requires that health care entities provide full and equal access for people with disabilities. This can be done through: Reasonable Modifications of Policies, Practices, …

https://adata.org/factsheet/health-care-and-ada

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Barriers to the access of people with disabilities to health …

(3 days ago) WEBPoor parking facilities for disabled people, community and social environments generally unsuitable for wheelchair access 41, the location of a health facility will have an …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9239543/

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Disability and Health Disability Barriers CDC

(1 days ago) WEBHere are examples of social barriers: People with disabilities are far less likely to be employed. In 2017, 35.5% of people with disabilities, ages 18 to 64 years, were …

https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/disabilityandhealth/disability-barriers.html

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Health coverage options for people with disabilities in the …

(9 days ago) WEBIf you have a special health care need — like if you’re terminally ill, need help with daily activities, get regular care at home or in another community setting, live in a long-term …

https://www.healthcare.gov/people-with-disabilities/coverage-options/

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ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE AND DISPARITIES IN ACCESS

(5 days ago) WEBAccess to healthcare means having “the timely use of personal health services to achieve the best health outcomes.”1 Access to comprehensive, quality healthcare services is …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK578537/

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Advancing Health Equity And Reducing Health - Health …

(Just Now) WEBThe self-reported health status of disabled people has been found to vary across racial and ethnic groups. 40 Disability-related disparities in access to health care before …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2022.00499

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Ensuring Access to Health Care for Patients With Disabilities

(3 days ago) WEBPatients with disabilities face barriers when they attempt to access health care. 1 These barriers include physical barriers to entering health care establishments, lack of …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4545487/

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Health Care for People With Disabilities The Arc

(7 days ago) WEBPeople with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) need universal access to high quality, affordable health care. While progress has been made, there is more work to be …

https://thearc.org/policy-advocacy/health-care/

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Accessible Health Care ADA National Network

(Just Now) WEBIntroduction. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act require that health care providers provide individuals with disabilities …

https://adata.org/factsheet/accessible-health-care

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Prevalence of Disabilities and Health Care Access by Disability …

(3 days ago) WEBResearchers also found that, in general, adults 65 years of age and older with any disability reported better access to health care compared to younger adults with a disability. …

https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/disabilityandhealth/features/kf-adult-prevalence-disabilities.html

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Disability - World Health Organization (WHO)

(Just Now) WEBDisability is part of being human and is integral to the human experience. It results from the interaction between health conditions such as dementia, blindness or spinal cord injury, …

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/disability-and-health

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HHS Issues New Rule to Strengthen Nondiscrimination Protections …

(Just Now) WEBThe rule will restore protections gutted by the prior administration and help increase meaningful access to health care for communities across the country. The 1557 final …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/04/26/hhs-issues-new-rule-strengthen-nondiscrimination-protections-advance-civil-rights-health-care.html

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Disabled people’s experiences accessing healthcare services …

(8 days ago) WEBDisabled people constitute approximately 15% of the world’s population [1, 2]; the World Health Organization [] estimates that the number of disabled people is growing rapidly, …

https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12913-023-09336-4

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How do we improve access to healthcare for people with …

(4 days ago) WEB8. Gibson J, O'Connor R. Access to health care for disabled people: a systematic review. Social care and Neurodisability. 2010;1(3):21-31. 9. Nguyen TV, King J, Edwards N, …

https://www.disabilityevidence.org/sites/default/files/content/question_brief/files/2020-03/DEP%20EVIDENCE%20BRIEF%201_How%20do%20you%20improve%20access%20to%20healthcare%20for%20people%20with%20disabilities_v2.pdf

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How do we improve access to healthcare for people with disabilities?

(9 days ago) WEBGaining access to healthcare is often a challenge for people with disabilities in low- and middle-income countries. Part of this has to do with a general dearth of healthcare …

https://www.disabilityevidence.org/questions-evidence/how-do-we-improve-access-healthcare-people-disabilities

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Full article: Barriers to accessing primary healthcare services for

(6 days ago) WEBAbstract. Background: Access to healthcare contributes to the attainment of health and is a fundamental human right.People with disabilities are believed to experience …

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09638288.2020.1817984

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Health Care Access CDC

(2 days ago) WEBIndicators. This document provides guidance for measuring five indicators related to health care access that influence inequities in access to and use of health care services, …

https://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/health_equity/health-care-access.htm

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Barriers in access to healthcare for women with disabilities: a

(7 days ago) WEBStudies show that different socio-economic and structural factors can limit access to healthcare for women with disabilities. The aim of the current study was to review …

https://bmcwomenshealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12905-021-01189-5

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

(4 days ago) WEBMany published reviews have already synthesized the barriers of access to healthcare services for persons with disabilities, highlighting a wide range of issues such as …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10644565/

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Towards healthcare access equality: Understanding spatial …

(7 days ago) WEBLastly, equality in healthcare accessibility is evaluated based on the Gini coefficient and Lorenz curve (RQ3). This study can provide insights on how to effectively improve …

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0198971523001321

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Equitable and accessible informed healthcare consent process for …

(6 days ago) WEBObjective To identify factors acting as barriers or enablers to the process of healthcare consent for people with intellectual disability and to understand how to make this …

https://qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/33/5/328

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AHRQ guide provides ways to support equity through digital …

(3 days ago) WEBThe Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality recently released a guide to help health systems and other stakeholders assess and advance equity in health care solutions that …

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2024-04-25-ahrq-guide-provides-ways-support-equity-through-digital-health-care-technology

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Help for disabled people in England and Wales to get jobs is axed …

(1 days ago) WEBClosure of Work and Health Programme comes hard on heels of Rishi Sunak’s bid to end the UK’s supposed ‘sicknote’ culture A major scheme to help disabled people into work …

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/apr/21/help-disabled-people-england-wales-jobs-axed-benefits-crackdown

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Disability and Health Information for Healthcare Providers CDC

(5 days ago) WEBThe Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Improve the Health and Wellness of Persons with Disabilities asks that all health care providers: Give each patient—including people with …

https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/disabilityandhealth/hcp.html

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Elections Have Gotten More Accessible for Disabled Voters, but …

(1 days ago) WEBIn 2022, 14 percent of disabled people reported trouble, compared with 4 percent of nondisabled people. But the data showed backsliding recently: The 14 percent in 2022 …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/18/us/politics/disabled-voters-accessibility.html

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