…disabilities and chronic health conditions be excluded from DHS’ definition of “health.” Disability does not necessarily impact a person’s overall health and does not necessarily, in and of itself, make…
…to early identification of autism and Assessing Usability of mHealth Autism Screeners in the Medically Underserved. Both projects identify delays in diagnosis among children from underserved communities and use telehealth…
…the Supreme Court’s 1999 Olmstead decision. When the U.S. healthcare system is slowly but surely recognizing the urgent need to address systemic health and healthcare disparities, it is past time…
…Syracuse University. If you used this resource, please take our short survey! A Self-Advocate’s Guide to Gender Affirming Health Care Gender affirming health care is health care that helps someone…
…a person with a mental health disability. HIPAA already allows healthcare providers to disclose protected health information with consent, in emergency situations, and when the provider believes that the person…
Sexual and reproductive health care is health care to make sure your genitals and reproductive system are healthy. Sexual and reproductive health care can look like many things. It can…
…trauma. The trauma autistic people experience in health care is an immediate and harmful health event. It can impact children in many ways. It can cause PTSD symptoms such as…
…Care Act acknowledges, the benefit design of health care coverage can discriminate on the basis of disability when “in providing or administering health insurance coverage or other health-related coverage… have…
…health care before, during, and after pregnancy Accurate information and education about sex and sexual health (sex education) LGBTQ+ health and health care Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) prevention and treatment….
…rights, and public health organizations sent a letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. today raising significant concerns with the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) proposal to…
