Disability disclosure in healthcare settings for individuals with developmental disabilities: A qualitative study of patient and caregiver perspectives

Disability 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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Improving Healthcare Access for Patients with Disability

Improving Healthcare Access for Patients with Disability

Steffie* is a nurse who became paraplegic following a spinal cord injury. When she began experiencing…

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Co-designing the disability awareness toolkit for disability-inclusive and accessible health and post-GBV clinical services in South Africa | International Journal for Equity in Health

Co-designing the disability awareness toolkit for disability-inclusive and accessible health and post-GBV clinical services in South Africa | International Journal for Equity in Health

The process of co-design led to several adaptations, transforming the original disability checklist first into the…

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Discussing disability in medical appointments: Tips and more

Discussing disability in medical appointments: Tips and more

People with disabilities can face barriers that affect their standard of healthcare. Improving the healthcare experience…

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Addressing Disability and Poverty in Tunisia

Addressing Disability and Poverty in Tunisia

According to the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), a positive correlation exists between disability and poverty in…

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Factors associated with unmet needs for disability supports, 2022

Factors associated with unmet needs for disability supports, 2022

Overview of the study This paper uses the 2022 Canadian Survey on Disability (CSD) to explore…

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