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Episode 69 Resources: Effective Communication, Accessible Health Care, and the ADA

Speaker: Michael Richardson, Project Director – Northwest ADA Center
Original Air Date: June 5, 2019

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Featured Organization Northwest ADA Center
Web: nwadacenter.org

There is a heightened national awareness of the barriers and inequities to health care in the United States. Recent studies indicate that people with disabilities experience both health disparities and specific barriers in access to health care programs and services, including health promotion and prevention.

In this episode of ADA Live!, Michael Richardson, Project Director of the Northwest ADA Center will talk about health care access and the ADA, the role of effective communication in health care decisions, and how health care providers and facilities can be more inclusive of patients with disabilities.

Healthcare Facilities and ADA Accessibility

Healthcare and Effective Communication

General Accessible Healthcare Resources

  • Accessible Healthcare Toolkit and Resources
    Information for healthcare providers and for individuals with disabilities about accessible healthcare, including fact sheets and selected research.
    Source: Northwest ADA Center
    Web: nwadacenter.org/audience/healthcare-access
  • Accessible Healthcare Fact Sheet
    Source: ADA National Network
    Web: adata.org/factsheet/accessible-health-care
  • Healthcare and the ADA Fact Sheet
    Source: Pacific ADA Center
    Web: www.adapacific.org/assets/documents/health-care-and-ada-factsheet.pdf
  • Healthcare and the ADA Resources
    A collection of information on healthcare accessibility, as well as resources for employment, legal cases in this area, addiction and substance abuse, and other supplemental resources.
    Source: Pacific ADA Center
    Web: www.adapacific.org/healthcare
  • Barrier-Free Health Care Initiative: Justice Department Settlement Agreements
    Through the Barrier-Free Health Care Initiative, U.S. Attorneys’ offices across the nation and the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division target their enforcement efforts on access to medical services and facilities. It is a multi-phase initiative that includes effective communication for people who are deaf or have hearing loss, physical access to medical care for people with mobility disabilities, and equal access to treatment for people who have HIV/AIDS.
    Source: U.S. Department of Justice
    Web: www.ada.gov/usao-agreements.htm
  • ADA Quick Tips – Tax Incentives
    Tax incentives are available businesses, employers, service providers, and others to encourage ADA compliance. The tax breaks can be used to make medical facilities and programs ADA compliant.
    Source: ADA National Network
    Web: adata.org/factsheet/quicktips-tax
  • Equal Access to Health Care Services for Individuals with Disabilities
    This overview of healthcare accessibility requirements is a 2018 presentation by Steven E. Gordon, Assistant United States Attorney, Civil Rights Enforcement Coordinator, U.S. Attorneys’ Office for the Eastern District of Virginia (PDF, 42 pages)
    Source: Mid-Atlantic ADA Center
    Web: bit.ly/2HUsPva
  • Health Care and the ADA Resources
    Choose the “Health Care” tab on this webpage to view a list of useful resources.
    Source: Mid-Atlantic ADA Center
    Web: www.adainfo.org/content/resources

Service Animals, the ADA, and Healthcare

Useful ADA Guidelines and Standards

Webcasts, Webinars, and Webcourses

Other Healthcare Information and Resources

  • How Quiet Headphones and Visual Guides Help Autistic Patients Get Better Health Care (Article)
    Source: CNN
    Web: www.cnn.com/2019/04/25/health/cnnheroes-dr-wendy-ross-autism-healthcare-update/index.html
  • Healthcare Transition for Youth with Disabilities
    As youth with disabilities learn to live independently as adults, it requires an organized transition process to gain health care skills, prepare for an adult model of care, and transfer to new providers. Website also available in Spanish.
    Source: Got Transition and the National Alliance to Advance Adolescent Health
    Web: gottransition.org/youthfamilies/index.cfm
  • New Hampshire Disability & Public Health Project
    A collaboration between the New Hampshire Division of Public Health Services and the Institute on Disability (IOD) at the University of New Hampshire. The goal is to improve the health and quality of life of people with disabilities by strengthening the capacity of the state’s public health programs and initiatives to include people with intellectual disabilities and mobility limitations.
    Source: Institute on Disability (IOD) at the University of New Hampshire
    Web: iod.unh.edu/projects/new-hampshire-disability-public-health-project
  • Resources for Youth with Disabilities, Families, and Professionals
    Health and wellness resources for service providers, youth and families.
    Source: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
    Web: hhs.gov/ash/oah/adolescent-development/physical-health-and-nutrition/chronic-conditions-and-disabilities/resources.html