DEC Research Workgroup Guest Presentation
Join us on Wednesday, October 5th, 2022 at 12p ET to hear from Dr. Jan Blustein in her talk entitled: "Providing Hearing Assistance to Veterans in the Emergency Department Setting."
DEC August Newsletter
The past few months have held significant movement in the promotion of accessibility in health care! Catch up on the latest updates in our August newsletter.
DEC Posters at Academy Health Annual Research Meeting
Check out our posters presented at Academy Health Annual Research Meeting 2022: Documentation of Disability Status and Accommodation Needs in the Electronic Health Record: A Qualitative StudyResearch Priorities to Address Disability Equity in HealthcareIncentivizing, Enforcing, and Improving Disability Accessible Care:…
The National Council on Disability releases Health Equity Framework
NCD's Health Equity Framework for People with Disabilities provides recommendations and guidance for bridging health care inequities for people with disabilities.
The (real) Cost of Living with Dignity
In her recently released book, Making Their Days Happen, Dr. Lisa Iezzoni tells the stories of quieted voices and the nuanced complexities of policy on personal care assistance. Read her introductory blog post here.
What’s on DEC: February 2022
Find out what our four workgroups are up to, get news from the field, access helpful resources and more! Click here for our latest newsletter!
What’s on DEC: November 2021
We are thrilled to share with you the first issue of the Disability Equity Collaborative’s newsletter, What's on DEC! We've compiled news from the collaborative, events that may be of interest to you, and resources that can help your organization…
Disability Advocacy Coalition in Medicine (DAC Med) to host first annual virtual conference for health profession students
Participate in workshops, sessions, and panels about how health profession students can advocate for and support patients with disabilities. This conference will be held virtually on Saturday, October 16th 2021 from 10 a.m to 4:30 p.m. CST. Any and all…
Now Available! DEC Whitepaper on Research Priorities to Advance Disability Equity
The first paper published by the DEC Research workgroup, "Patient Centered Outcomes Research Priorities to Advance Disability Equity," has just been released. The paper identifies critical priorities for setting patient-centered outcomes research agendas, provides funding agencies with priorities most in…
Equitable Health Care: Setting the Record Straight
Ways to improve patient-provider communication are explained in a blog written by DEC's Megan Morris, PhD, MPH, CCC-SLP. Patients with a communication-related disability were three times more likely to experience a medical error in the hospital that resulted in an…