Disabilities Health: Clinicians

The Alliance for Disability in Health Care Education, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization of medical school faculty, nursing school faculty, and other health care educators working to integrate disability-related content and experiences into health care education and training programs. ​

The American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) is a cross-disability national non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to ensuring health equity for children and adults with disabilities through policy, research, education, and dissemination.

The Disability Section raises awareness and promotes actions related to public health issues that affect the health, functional, social, and environmental aspects of disability that represent people with all types of disabilities (e.g., cognitive, physical, mental, and sensory) across the lifespan.

The Docs with Disabilities initiative uses research, education, collective leadership, and sharing of stories to drive change in perceptions, disability policy, and procedures in health professions, biomedical, and science education.

NOND is an open membership, cross-disability, professional organization that works to promote equity for people with disabilities and chronic health conditions in nursing.

The mission of the Society is to foster an online supportive community and to freely provide disability-related resources and tools relevant for healthcare professionals, students, family members, and friends.

Accessibility of doctors’ offices, clinics, and other health care providers is essential in providing medical care to people with disabilities.

This guide explains requirements in the current editions of the ADA Standards issued by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Transportation (DOT).

Resources may assist in creating and using inclusion strategies to improve the health, well-being, and participation of people with disabilities in all aspects of life.

The Access Board is an independent federal agency devoted to improving accessibility for people with disabilities.

Technical and educational resources from the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI).

Browse education focused on disability policy and procedures in the medical field to help build inclusive educational environments in health care.

Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, Docs with Disabilities Initiative, American Association of Colleges of Nursing, and Johns Hopkins University Disability Health Research Center partnered to host a three-part webinar series on exploring the barriers to inclusion for nurses with disabilities.

The DocsWithDisabilities team in partnership with multiple disability organizations, brings you a Women with Disabilities in Medicine (WWDIM) panel. These practicing physicians shared their insight into navigating the training-to-work pathway, thriving as doctors with disabilities, and balancing the multiple demands that often disproportionately impact women.

Provides an overview of the training and practice environments for physicians with disabilities (PWD) and describes the benefits PWD can bring to the clinical environment.