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Programs

Empower people with a disability through health-coach supported and self-managed health and wellness programs

Resources

Use these resources to prescribe physical activity/wellness and connect people with opportunities to improve their health

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Broaden your knowledge and help more people with disability inclusion training and education

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Partners

Partner with us to create disability inclusive services in healthcare, wellness and health systems

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I Won’t Pretend That Disability Simulation Works

Herein lies the problem with disability simulation. It may make a person more aware of another person’s experiences, but it doesn’t dig deep to the root of discrimination against people with minority identities. Instead, it’s more likely to evoke empathy or pity than true acceptance. Read this article on The Mobility Resource at https://www.themobilityresource.com/blog/post/i-wont-pretend-disability-simulation-works/.

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Ableism Among Physicians

People with disabilities face barriers to accessing health care services. These barriers include physical inaccessibility of care settings, inadequate accommodations for communication needs, and ableist attitudes among providers. To study these barriers, Tara Lagu and coauthors conducted focus groups with physicians and found that many primary care and specialist physicians expressed explicit bias against people […]

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EP Magazine Annual Healthcare Issue

Meet the hard working and talented Lily D. Moore, a 19-year-old actress and advocate. EP’s Annual Healthcare issue also explores sensory integration therapy, holistic approach interventions, and traumatic brain injury treatments, and presents two new contributors to our publication whose unparalleled knowledge and experience in the fields of law and finance will be invaluable to […]

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Disability and Public Health 101

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought public health to the front of news and social media sites. But what exactly is public health? Charles-Edward Amory Winslow, an American public health expert, defined public health as “the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, […]

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Accessibility Through Technology

Technology is increasingly transforming the way we live our lives, shaping our communities and being used to improve public health practice.   Both high tech and low-tech solutions can be game changers for people with disabilities.  Whether it is health care settings with accessible tables, scales and other equipment, Universally Designed bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure, using adapted utensils in health education, or providing […]

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