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Public Health Perspectives on Disability
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In this resource, the editors and contributors update and expand on the educational framework that was introduced in the first edition for rethinking disability in public health study and practice and for attaining the competencies that should accompany this knowledge.
Children with Special Needs: An Overview of Knowledge on Disability
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This book addresses this by presenting the international research in the field in an understandable way for people who work with children with disabilities and their families.
Disability as Diversity: A Guidebook for Inclusion in Medicine, Nursing, and the Health Professions
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1st edition - Disability as Diversity helps to contextualize disability inclusion in health-care education as a function of social justice and a mechanism of reducing health care disparities for patients. This resource connects the moving parts necessary to ensure equal access for qualified students and provides a blueprint for crafting policy, proactive messaging, improving climate, adhering to accreditation standards, addressing licensing and board exams, responding to student failure, all while remaining compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable Federal regulations.
Deaf Rhetoric
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This book guides healthcare professionals, hospital administrators, and medical interpreters in the United States (and internationally) in ways to better communicate with Deaf and Hard of Hearing (D/HH) patients and sign language interpreters in healthcare settings. It also provides an overview of the healthcare communication issues with healthcare professionals and D/HH patients, and the advantages and disadvantages of using in-person interpreters vs. video remote interpreting (VRI).
Handbook of Social Inclusion
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This reference work focuses on social inclusion in health and social care and offers a good understanding of matters that include or exclude people in society.
Start with the following resources to search for articles or to conduct a literature search. When searching for articles on this topic, here are some broad search terms to consider using: disabled, disability, physical disability, intellectual disability, developmental disability, accessibility. Narrower search terms may focus on the type of disability; for example, hearing impairment, vision impairment.
Comprehensive resource for nursing research articles and evidence-based information. Also covers allied health disciplines like physical therapy, occupational therapy, nutrition, and integrative medicine.
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