A key component of the much-touted 2024 Live Healthy Initiative is being carved up in the…
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Evolution of attitudes toward people with disabilities in healthcare practitioners and other occupations from 2006 to 2024
ABSTRACT Purpose Healthcare practitioners have shown implicit and explicit attitudes that disfavor people with disabilities. This…
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Organisational environment and challenging behaviour in services for people with intellectual disabilities
1About 5-15% of people with intellectual disabilities (ID) display challenging behaviour (Emerson, 2001; Hamlin & Oakes,…
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Healthcare services extended to over 57,000 persons with disabilities in Tiruchi
A beneficiary receiving rehabilitation support at a mobile health centre in Tiruchi. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT…
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‘I’d Be Left Alone’: Medicaid Cuts Put Disabled Patients’ In-Home Care at Risk
“The federal Medicaid cuts are an absolute disaster for HCBS,” said Sabrina Epstein, a policy analyst…
Continue ReadingDisability disclosure in healthcare settings for individuals with developmental disabilities: A qualitative study of patient and caregiver perspectives
Abstract Background People with disabilities experience significant healthcare disparities, including missed opportunities for preventive, inaccessible services,…
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