MDisability Resources
The MDisability team has gathered resources to support and inform on various topics with disability health. Below you will find information for healthcare workers caring for people with disabilities, people with disabilities who work in healthcare, and students or learners who are in training to work in healthcare.
The team’s goal is to connect individuals working in the disability health space, share information, reduce barriers and improve healthcare for individuals with disabilities.
Caring for Patients with Disabilities
- American Academy of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
- Helping a patient who's visually impaired: Clinical do's and don'ts
- Managing the care of patients who have visual impairment
- Tipsheet for Person-Centered Care for Blind, Low Vision (BLV) or DeafBlind Patients
- Seminar on Patients who are Blind or Low Vision (BLV)
- NC Department of Health and Human Services Deaf, Hard of Hearing and DeafBlind Telehealth Resources
- TDI - Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Inc.
- TDI’s 24th Biennial Conference
- Tipsheet for Person-Centered Care for Deaf/Hard of Hearing (DHH) Patients
- Seminar on Deaf and Hard of Hearing Patients (DHH)
- Respectful Interactions: Disability Language and Etiquette
- Navigating Health Care with a Disability: Our Stories, a Focus on the Provider
- Tips for Caring for Patients with Disabilities, From a Mother and Physician
- 6 Tips for Caring for Patients with Disabilities
- What Healthcare Professionals Can Do to be Accessible
- Terminology for Communication About People With Disabilities
- Addressing Gaps in Health Care for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
- Caring for a Person Who Has Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities
- Developmental Disabilities
- Tipsheet for Person-Centered Care for Patients with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities (IDD)
- Seminar on Patients with an Intellectual and/or Developmental Disability (IDD)
Disability Resources for Health Educators & Institutions
- Access in surgery: CART as a method of inclusion for deaf and hard-of-hearing learners
- Accommodating chronic health conditions in medical education
- Accommodate learners with ASD in a clinical setting
- Accommodating standardized patient exams: The OSCEs
- Accommodations in the clinical setting: The what, who, where, how, and why
- Accommodating students on anatomy and other lab practical exams
- Apple Watch breaking barriers for students with disabilities
- Big solutions for small groups in health science programs
- Deaf-Friendly Facemasks
- Memory, retention, and retrieval: Using Livescribe smartpen as an accommodation
- Stethoscopes Comparison Table
- Summative and formative assessments: Do we accommodate both?
- Support students requesting accommodations on USMLE
- Use of an intermediary as reasonable accommodation for medical education
- Advice for medical students and practitioners with colour vision deficiency: a website resource
- Colblindor
- Color Blindness Defect and Medical Laboratory Technologists: Unnoticed Problems and the Care for Screening
- Colour Deficiency (CVD) in Medical Students
- Colour vision deficiency in the medical profession
- Universal Design: Supporting Students with Color Vision Deficiency (CVD) in Medical Education
- Accessibility, Inclusion, and Action in Medical Education Lived Experiences of Learners and Physicians With Disabilities
- Admissions as a facilitator of inclusion — not a gatekeeper
- Appropriately staffing DS offices in health science education
- “Being on Both Sides”: Canadian Medical Students’ Experiences With Disability, the Hidden Curriculum, and Professional Identity Construction
- Disability decisions by committee: An increase in risk and decrease in student well-being
- Disability Inclusion — Moving Beyond Mission Statements
- Enhancing access in medical and health science programs: The college model
- Ensuring an accessible orientation: Purposeful planning
- Performance of candidates disclosing dyslexia with other candidates in a UK medical licensing examination: cross-sectional study
- Privacy, disability, and health science students
- Accommodating Students with Psychological Disabilities
- A New Frontier: Research on Disability in Medicine and Medical Education at the Stanford School of Medicine's 1st Annual Conference on Disability in Healthcare and Medicine
- Clinical Accommodations: Upholding Standards While Creating Equal Access
- Creating a Balance: Professionalism, Communication, and Students with Disabilities
- Disability Law 101: What Faculty Need to Know About Student Accommodations
- Disabilities Webinar Questions and Answers from the Series
- Disclosure at all points, UME and GME: Guidance on disability disclosure for learners
- Helping Medical Schools Assist Students with Disabilities: An Introduction to The Coalition for Disability Access in Health Science and Medical Education
- Putting it in Writing: The Value of Creating Clear and Effective Policies for Students with Disabilities
- Separating Fact From Fiction: Debunking Disability Myths and Addressing Legitimate Concerns
Center for Disability Health & Wellness
Developed in response to the passion and commitment of faculty and staff in numerous interdisciplinary collaborations across the university, our medical school partners are working to enhance healthcare access and quality for individuals with disabilities throughout their lifespan.
Healthcare Providers with Disabilities
- Association of Medical Professionals with Hearing Losses (AMPHL)
- Creating a community of medical workers with disabilities
- Docs with Disabilities Initiative
- Health Professionals with Disabilities: Motivating Inclusiveness and Representation
- JAN The Job Accommodation Network
- Medical Professionals with Disabilities Workforce and their Associated Challenges
- National Council on Interpreting in Health Care
- Normalizing Disability in the Healthcare Workplace: A Benefit for Everyone
- Society of Healthcare Professionals with Disabilities
- American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) - A Rare Opportunity to Shape Education for Students with Disabilities
- American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) - Certification exam preparation for students with disabilities
- Supporting Occupational Therapy Students With Disabilities During Fieldwork
Patients with Disabilities
- American Association of People with Disabilities
- Financial Assistance and Support Services for People with Disabilities
- Getting the Care You Need: A Guide for Individuals with Disabilities
- Michigan Disability Resources
- Michigan Disability Rights Coalition
- National Resource Center for Aging with a Disability
- Navigating Health Care with a Disability: Our Stories, a Focus on People with Disabilities (CMS YouTube Channel)
- Association of Late-Deafened Adults (ALDA)
- DEAFDOC.org
- Gallaudet University Technology Access Program (TAP)
- Hands & Voices
- Hearing Health
- Hearing Health The Ultimate Guide to Hearing Loss
- Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) - Michigan Chapters
- Michigan Hands and Voices
- NAD National Association of the Deaf
Students & Trainees with Disabilities
- Accommodating Students with Disabilities Enrolled in Medical and Health Science Programs: Great Lakes ADA Center Audio Conference
- Assistive Technology Resources at the University of Michigan
- Disability Law 101: What Faculty Need to Know About Student Accommodations (AAMC)
- Michigan Rehabilitation Services
- The Big List: Resources for Grad Students with Disabilities
- Webinar: Accommodating Students with Psychological Disabilities
- Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Successful Completion of Anesthesia Residency
- Realizing a Diverse and Inclusive Workplace: Equal Access for Residents With Disabilities
- The Core Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) for Entering Residency
- Wellness and Work: Mixed Messages in Residency Training
