Accessible Medical Education & TIC: Increasing Equitable Care for Disabled Patients.

ABSTRACT: An estimated 1 in 4 U.S. adults has a disability, and this number continues to increase. Disabled individuals face significant healthcare inequities, including but not limited to inaccessibility and mistreatment. Our current healthcare system is ill-equipped to provide equitable care to this population. There is a lack of accessibility in healthcare environments, lack of accessible medical training to enable disabled people to become healthcare providers serving their own community, and lack of thorough medical education that encompasses care for disabled patients. Furthermore, the increased risk of trauma, as well as increased risk of medical trauma specifically, endured by disabled people puts them at greater risk of long-lasting adverse effects. In this commentary, we analyze three key

SUBMITTER: Su CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9518008 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature