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More than Ramps - A Guide to Improving Health Care Quality and Access for People with Disabilities (Hardcover, New)
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More than Ramps - A Guide to Improving Health Care Quality and Access for People with Disabilities (Hardcover, New)
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Nearly twenty percent of Americans live today with some sort of
disability, and this number will grow in coming decades as the
population ages. Despite this, the U.S. health care system is not
set up to provide care comfortably, safely, and efficiently to
persons with disabilities. Individuals with disabilities can
therefore face significant barriers to obtaining high quality
health care. Some barriers result from obvious impediments, such as
doors without automatic openers and examining tables that are too
high. Other barriers arise from faulty communication between
patients and health care professionals, including misconceptions
among clinicians about the daily lives, preferences, values, and
abilities of persons with disabilities. Yet additional barriers
relate to health insurance limits on items and services essential
to maximizing health and independence. This book examines the
health care experiences of persons who are blind, deaf, hard of
hearing, or who have difficulties using their legs, arms, or hands.
The book then outlines strategies for overcoming or circumventing
barriers to care, starting by just asking persons with disabilities
about workable solutions. Creating safe and accessible health care
for persons with disabilities will likely benefit everyone at some
point. This book has three parts. The first part looks at the
historical roots of healthcare access for persons with disabilities
in the United States. The second part discusses the current
situation and the special challenges for those with disabilities.
The third part looks forward to discuss the ways in which
healthcare quality and access can improve.
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