Developmental disabilities introduction to a diverse field pdf

Among the most difficult barriers to access to overcome are negative attitudes and stereotyping of individuals with disabilities by health care professionals who judge the quality of life of individuals with disabilities. While this is common, only those with disabilities are in a position to determine the quality of their lives. Health care providers who stereotype individuals with disabilities are less likely to encourage preventive health screening and other promotion strategies.

Use of inappropriate communication strategies is another barrier to the ability of individuals with disabilities to receive effective health care. See Teaching Resources, Effective Communication with Persons with Disabilities, for a discussion of strategies to interact appropriately with patients with disabilities.

Other barriers are structural in nature and include lack of accessible health care offices and facilities narrow doors that make entry in a wheelchair impossible, no accessible parking limited to those with disabilities, absence of restroom stalls that accommodate wheelchairs, heavy doors that cannot be opened by people in wheelchairs or those who use other assistive devices, and absence of grab bars and elevated toilet seats.

In addition, there is often a lack of accommodation by health care professionals to communicate with individuals who have a hearing or other communication impairment.

Failure of health care professionals to make reasonable accommodations also serves as a barrier to health care for people with disabilities. In order to provide appropriate, high-quality health care to individuals with disabilities, health care professionals, including nurses, need to be aware and able to refer patients to facilities and settings that are accessible to them. Sign language interpreters and use of alternative communication methods are essential strategies that can overcome many of the barriers that people with disabilities encounter in the efforts to obtain needed health care.

Further, it is important for nurses to evaluate the ability of patients with disabilities to use the education that is provided and make appropriate modifications in teaching strategies when needed, using communication devices, assistive learning devices, large print and Braille educational materials and audiotapes when education is considered essential to patient care.

For further information about assessment of individuals with disabilities, refer to the Resource, Assessment of People with Disabilities Checklist. Americans with Disabilities Act of Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of Drum, C.

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