When I was in the third year of my medical residency, I was asked to evaluate a new state-of-the-art, fully accessible exam table that would be used in doctors’ offices to better provide care for patients with mobility-related disabilities. The table could go as low as 18 inches off the ground to enable easier transfers …
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Access two courses that are approved for continuing education by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for physicians, nurses, certified health education specialists and other health professionals. Source: Disability Healthcare Training – Nisonger Center The Ohio Disability and Health Program has developed online training modules that are designed to increase the capacity of health …
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Source: Abused And Betrayed: People With Intellectual Disabilities And An Epidemic Of Sexual Assault : NPR NPR Special Series: Abused and Betrayed: People with Intellectual Disabilities and an Epidemic of Sexual Assault https://www.npr.org/series/575502633/abused-and-betrayed At a moment of reckoning in the United States about sexual harassment and sexual assault, a yearlong NPR investigation finds that there’s …
Source: Toolkit | Home The Diversity & Inclusion Toolkit is one way AUCD provides resources and strategies to, “champion and model diversity, equity and inclusion.” AUCD is continually searching for resources to make available at the Diversity & Inclusion website. In December, 10 recently added resources are highlighted. The focus of these resources includes health …
Source: Disability Stigma and Your Patients | Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Aging With Physical Disabilities Download Document on Aging Stigma For people with disabilities, stigma can be a major barrier to participation. Stigmatizing attitudes about disabilities can also affect relationships between patients and providers. However, health care providers can be allies with their patients …
Source: Health Care for People with Intellectual and Developmental | I. Leslie Rubin | Springer Offers an unique lifespan approach on Health Care for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Addresses the Clinical as well as the Systems of Delivery of Health Care Provides a practical approach to dealing with health and well-being of people …
Introducing six new webinars hosted by The Arc and made possible through The Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Developmental Disabilities and Health (RRTCDD). RRTCDD has made significant contributions to advance research and practice across the lifespan for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and their families. We hope these webinars will give attendees useful …
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Webinar 5: Health Promotion in Community Based Organizations: Understanding the Needs and Capacity 3:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time Register for Webinar Presenters: Jasmina Sisirak, PhD, MPH (jsisirak@uic.edu) and Beth Marks, PhD, RN (bmarks1@uic.edu) Abstract: Focusing only on motivating individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) to change their behaviors oftentimes results in many people returning to unhealthy …
Webinar 4: Anxiety and Depression in Adults with IDD: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Applications 3:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time Register for Webinar Presenters: Kelly Hsieh, PhD (hsieh@uic.edu) and Haleigh Scott, PhD (hscott8@uic.edu) Abstract: Depression and anxiety are the most frequent mental disorders in adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). People with IDD may experience more …
Webinar 3: Partnering to Transform Healthcare with People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Thursday, March 15, 2018 Play recording (1 hr 1 min) Handout: Tackling Health Disparities Video: Daphne Ron: Good and Bad Experiences with Health Care Presenters: Tamar Heller, PhD (theller@uic.edu) and Sarah Ailey, PhD, RN, CDDN, APHN-BC (Sarah_H_Ailey@rush.edu) Abstract: Disparities in treatment of people with …
