Queer disabled teens are more likely to experience LGBT- and disability-based bullying, greater average stress, and lower levels of school safety compared to non-disabled queer teens. Benton M. Renley Ryan J. Watson sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Doctors providing care to people w #spinabifida should educate their patients to prevent abuse, regularly screen for often-unrecognized sexual abuse issues, and aim to create a safe, supportive environment for patients to disclose abuse. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

New research from Lurie Institute & Dr. Horner-Johnson: addressing preconception health risks for people w disabilities may be a strategy for reducing adverse birth outcomes and improving perinatal outcomes for mothers with disabilities and their infants. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

A scoping review by AusHSI researchers on livability found inconsistency in definition, underreporting of population sample/ participants, lack of measurement, and lack of consideration of diversity & equity.
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#Newpub in Disability & Health Journal by CU Physical Medicine faculty Cristina Sarmiento, MD & team on Adults with #cerebralpalsy and functional decline: A cross-sectional analysis of patient-reported outcomes from a novel North American registry. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

A RTCIL Kansas team explored the impact of a program which aims to improve accessibility, safety, and independence for disabled people and found promising results. These findings underscore the need for accessible, affordable, and customized modifications.
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.Hilary Brown and Monika Mitra propose a framework for guiding research on perinatal health in people with intellectual disability, with the hope of identifying & addressing factors that lead to perinatal health disparities
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Researchers at Kwong Wai Shui Hospital in Singapore sought to reveal the lived experience and meaning making among men with advanced Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy living outside the western context.
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Students at Harvard Medical School founded the Disabilities in Medicine and Dentistry Group, which developed and implemented a novel stakeholder-driven intervention to teach medical & dental students to identify and respond to #disability -related microaggressions
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The first featured article from Disability & Health Journal of 2024 compares the American Community Survey and Washington Group disability measures. Scott Landes Bonnielin Swenor PhD Read on: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

.Robyn Powell urges researchers to undertake disability-inclusive studies on the consequences of abortion restrictions, advocate for policy changes that uphold the reproductive freedom of disabled people, & collaborate w disability-led movements.
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📢Scott Landes and coauthors have a new publication out in Disability & Health Journal ! They call for re-evaluating the disability questions used in the NHIS, and improving and expanding disability questionnaires for use in national surveys.

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Researchers Sungchul Park | 박성철 & Jim Stimpson observed an increasing trend in unmet need for medical care over time, especially for those with #disabilities and limited health insurance literacy.
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Co editors in chief, Monika Mitra and Dr. Margaret Turk share milestones and US policy shifts in disability and health in their review of 2023.
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The ACS is proposing changes to the disability questions- using graded response categories, reordering the questions, & modifying question text. A new question will ask about psychosocial and cognitive disability and problems with speech. Learn more: federalregister.gov/documents/2023…

More than 80% of surveyed disability support staff in Australia feel oral health is an important part of their care and are interested in further oral health training. Figure illustrates the correct response rates of surveyed support staff. Research> ACIOH
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The NIH is seeking commentary on an updated mission statement that depathologizes disability. Learn more and voice your opinion - commentary due Nov 24.
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Adult changing tables are rarely found in public restrooms, and as a result, those who need them are often changed on floors, in vehicles, or are unable to stay in public spaces for more than a few hours. Learn more: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

A recent study from Karolinska Institutet & FOCUS 1000 finds the prevalence of disabilities in young Sierra Leonean children was comparable to other countries in West and Central Africa when using the same measure of disability.
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My first dissertation paper is now out in Disability & Health Journal ! In a national survey of US adults, we found that people with cognitive disabilities reported less satisfaction with health care services and worse experiences with health care providers sciencedirect.com/science/articl…