9/3/2023 0 Comments Healthcare infographicworkers with disabilities had lost their jobs, impacting:ġ in 5 workers with a disability compared to 1 in 7 workers in the general populationįor some, the pandemic impacted transportation options and reduced access to medications, food and other basic necessities Many interventions, including mental health & school-based, were not implemented due to reduced in-person workīy August 2020, one million U.S. Lack of resources available to support family caregivers Individuals have experienced disrupted access to caregivers For some, telehealth provided opportunities to access care, for others, it posed additional challenges:īlind/low vision: screen reader tools were not necessarily compatibleĬognitive disabilities: tools may be difficult to navigateĭeaf/hard of hearing: ASL interpreters or closed captioning unavailable.Reduced access to routine health care and rehabilitation: Psychological Distress: Activity restrictions can induce mental health stress - especially among those on the autism spectrum Those with intellectual disabilities were 6x more likely to die from COVID-19 than other members of the population Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities are at a higher risk of dying from COVID-19 than those without such disabilities Lack of accommodations, such as sign language interpretersĬOVID-19 Disproportionately Impacted People with Disabilities People with visual disabilities or intellectual/developmental disabilities may not be able to access patient portalsĬare after a medical visit may be hindered by materials that are not available in plain language or braille Scales may fail to accommodate wheelchairs or require a step up ![]() Lack of accessible medical facilities and equipmentĮxam tables and chairs may not be adjustable Only 40.7% of physicians were very confident about their ability to provide the same quality of care to patients with a disability Only 56.5% strongly agreed that they welcomed patients with disability into their practice physicians reported that people with significant disability have worse quality of life than nondisabled people Health care provider stereotypes about disabilitiesĨ2.4% of U.S. People with disabilities have less access to adequate health care due to factors such as:Ģ6.7% of people with a disability could not see a doctor due to cost in the past 12 months compared to 10.1% of people without a disability 19.7% of people with a disability have an income under $15,000 compared to 6.6% of people without a disability. This graphic shows that the employment rate for people with a disability is 43.6% compared to 66.4% for those without a disability. ![]() Social Drivers of Health: Social determinants of health, including lack of affordable and accessible housing, and lower rates of employment, education and income Transportation: Lack of adequate and accessible transportation, which can interfere with a person’s independence and participation ![]() Programmatic: Factors that limit the effective delivery of a public health or healthcare programs, such as inconvenient scheduling and poor communication with patients Policy: Lack of enforcement or awareness of existing laws and regulations, e.g., the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Physical: Obstacles that prevent access or block mobility, such as curbs and steps The World Health Organization (WHO) describes barriers as factors in a person’s environment that, through their absence or presence, limit functioning and create disabilityĬommon barriers to the inclusion and integration of people with disabilities:Īttitudinal: Ableism, stereotyping, stigma, prejudice, and discriminationĬommunication: Experienced by people who have disabilities that affect hearing, speaking, reading, writing, and or understanding New guidance from the Biden Administration says that long COVID can be considered a disability under civil rights law, if it substantially limits one or more major life activitiesĬommon Barriers to Disability Inclusion and Participation Individuals with disabilities have experienced poorer health when compared to those without disabilities:ġ5.8% of people with a disability have had diabetes compared to 7.2% of those without a disabilityĦ.6% of people with a disability have had a stroke compared to 1.5% of those without a disabilityġ3.2% of people with a disability have had COPD compared with 3.1% of those without a disabilityĩ.0% of people with a disability have had cancer, compared with 5.3% of those without a disabilityĤ2.0% of those with a disability have had depression, compared to 11.6% of those without a disability People with disabilities are more likely to report poorer health:Ĥ0.9% of people with a disability report fair or poor self-rated health compared to 9.1% of people without a disability. The Relationship Between Disability and Health
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