As noted above, Advisory Committee members believe that all people should have equal access to medical diagnostic services....
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Recommendations on Standards for the Design of Medical Diagnostic Equipment for Adults with Disabilities, Advisory Committee Final Report
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Accessible Health Care Briefs: HEALTH CARE (Clinic/Outpatient) FACILITIES ACCESS
HEALTH CARE (Clinic/Outpatient) FACILITIES ACCESS June Isaacson Kailes MSW, Associate Director Christie Mac Donald MPP, Senior Policy Analyst Center for Disabilities Issues and the...
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United States of America v. Washington Hospital Center - Settlement Agreement
SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AMONG THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PLAINTIFFS EQUAL RIGHTS CENTER, DENNIS CHRISTOPHER BUTLER, ROSEMARY CIOTTI, GEORGE AGUEHOUNDE, AND MARSHA...
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Providing Health Care for People with Disabilities: Competency Planning Checklists
By June Isaacson Kailes, Associate Director Center for Disability and Health Policy Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California Edition 3 –...
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United States of America v. Genesis Healthcare System - Settlement Agreement
SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND GENESIS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT Press Release...
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Emergency Health Information
By June Isaacson Kailes, Disability Policy Consultant Harris Family CDHP logo [sic] IEHP Logo [sic] This publication made possible through funding by Inland Empire Health...
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What is emergency health information?
It is good to prepare for medical emergencies by carrying on you at all times emergency information containing your critical health information and emergency...
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Websites
to health insurance coverage by making its new Web site accessible….”8 Covered entities that use websites should consider following the widely accepted industry standard for web accessibility...
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Physical Barriers
People with disabilities may find it difficult to access their health care provider because of the physical space or architecture of the medical office....
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Provider knowledge
As we see in Jack’s story above, a provider’s lack of knowledge is one barrier to accessing health care for patients with physical disabilities....
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Attitudinal Barriers
Health care providers may view physical disability as an illness or an abnormality that needs to be “fixed” rather than a natural condition of a person’s life. They may fail to...
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Communication Barriers
Poor communication between a provider and a person with a disability inhibits accurate diagnosis and treatment. (The limited time that doctors spend during visits is also a barrier.)...
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Social Policy
Policies that prevent people from having access to comprehensive health care can be a huge barrier....
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How Can You Overcome These Barriers to Work with Your Providers?
There are many things that a person with a disability can do to improve his or her quality of health care and break down the barriers that compromise care. The following suggestions...
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Physical Barriers
Transportation and Access. Prepare yourself....
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Attitudinal Barriers
People with disabilities need to be able to recognize health care providers’ unintentional yet unproductive attitudes towards them. Educate your health care provider about...
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Communication Barriers
Effective communication helps to ensure proper diagnosis and treatment. Planning for your visit can improve communication. Ask if you can bring your aide or a friend to take...
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Social Policy Barriers
Study your Medicaid/Medicare or private insurance coverage. Learn about which health care services are covered and which are not. Ask your doctor or the person in the...
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A. Final Regulatory Assessment (EO 13563 and EO 12866)
issue accessibility standards that contain minimum technical criteria to ensure that medical diagnostic equipment is accessible to and usable by patients with disabilities....
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Medical Kiosks
Medical Kiosks Healthcare kiosks include, but are not limited to, self check-in kiosks, physician videoconferencing systems, diagnostic kiosks, health/medication information dispensaries...
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2. IMPROVING PHYSICAL ACCESS
Access issues that should be considered include:...
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2. Getting To, Into and Through a Health Care Facility
While this paper will not address all the possible issues related to access to the facility, here are a few strategies for dealing with getting to, into and through health care offices and...
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List of Subjects in 36 CFR Part 1195
Health care, Individuals with disabilities, Medical devices.
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Attitudes
Quality of Life: An individual's emotional, social and physical wellbeing, including their ability to function in the ordinary tasks of livingi i Wikipedia, Quality of Life (Healthcare...