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The Quest to Honor Disabled Patients Buried in Anonymous Graves
Historically, institutions often interred their dead with simple markers. In Massachusetts, researchers are learning about the patients' lives and the facilities' fraught legacies.
Health-care barriers prevent many autistic people from seeking medical treatment | Spectrum | Autism Research News
In an online survey, autistic people reported that they often have trouble using the telephone to make medical appointments and experience sensory overload in waiting rooms, among other health care barriers.
AccessiBe's Search Engine accessFind Is Launched to Help Those with Disabilities Find Accessible Websites
accessFind, a consumer-centric nonprofit initiative, provides the first ever search engine created specifically for users with disabilities.
– Kaiser Health NewsThis Doctor Thought She Could Navigate US Health Care. Then Her Autistic Son Needed Help.
Dr. Mai Pham left her corporate career to spark change in a system that is failing millions of Americans with autism and other intellectual and developmental disabilities.
– A Visit to the ER Takes an Unexpected TurnA Visit to the ER Takes an Unexpected Turn
Ellen Hughes speaks with Keith Miller, the hospital safety officer who helped her son when he had a violent reaction to a medication.
– Spectrum | Autism Research NewsClinicians must put more effort into autism-specific medical care | Spectrum | Autism Research News
Without it, autistic adults with high support needs like my son are missing out on treatments that could reduce their suffering and improve their quality of life.
– The Stanford DailyOpinion | Burden of proof: the privilege of my visible disability
Tilly Griffiths argues that the visible manifestation of disability is a form of privilege due to societal expectations narrowly tying disability to its physical manifestation on the body.
– AAPDDisability Rights Advocates to Meet with CDC Director Following GMA Appearance; Nearly 150 Disability Organizations Release Policy Demand Letter Ahead of Meeting - AAPD
For Immediate Release: 1/13/2022 Contact: Jess Davidson, AAPD, jdavidson@aapd.com, Lawrence Carter-Long, DREDF, LCarterLong@dredf.org Chris Fleming, Be A Hero, Chris@redhorsestrategies.com Bethany …