Use this factsheet to reflect on ways to help healthcare providers recognize that people with disabilities are in every community and should be seen in their practice. This reflection sheet may be used to support conversations on healthcare transition for youth with disabilities, dedicating time to review and update health records or “Own My Health Record,” use of telehealth, and access to timely health services like the seasonal flu shot. Special thanks to the Access to Healthcare National Learning Group and the Healthcare Transition National Learning Group for their contributions.
Resources to Learn More About Disabilities:
Resources to Take Action and Advance Your Services:
- Including People with Disabilities: Public Health Workforce Competencies https://disabilityinpublichealth.org/
- Family-to-Family Health Information Centers https://familyvoices.org/lfpp/f2fs
- Standards for Systems of Care for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs http://www.amchp.org/programsandtopics/CYSHCN
- Core Competencies on Disability for Health Care Education https://nisonger.osu.edu
- Responsive Practice Online Training https://iod.unh.edu/
Resources to Connect and Partner for Additional Support:
- Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) https://nationalcenterdph.org/aucd-network-centers/
- Family Voices https://familyvoices.org/
- Centers for Independent Living https://www.ilru.org/cil
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Regional Centers https://www.adalive.org/ada_centers
- American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry https://aadmd.org/
- Find a local Aging & Disability Resource Center