DEC Research Presentation: Disability Perspectives on the Adverse Effects of Medical Ableism

You’re invited! Please join us on Wednesday, March 4th at 12:00 PM EST for DEC’s first research presentation of 2026: “Disability Perspectives on the Adverse Effects of Medical Ableism”.

Zoom link: https://nyulangone.zoom.us/j/97230251773.

Dr. Jae Kennedy will discuss preliminary findings from his grant-funded project, supported by the National Institute on Child Health and Human Development (R01HD116323). The study uses data from the 2025 National Survey of Health and Disability (sample: n=2,506 adults with disabilities) to investigate disability-related problems with healthcare access and utilization problems in four domains: physical access, information access, informed decision-making, and respect from providers. These problems were linked to clinically or economically important health and healthcare outcomes, including: delaying or skipping needed care, more pain or fatigue, worse mental or physical health, and needing to go to the hospital emergency department or be admitted for an overnight hospital stay.

Flyer (PDF) is posted HERE.