title: Disability awareness: a checklist for the medical practice.
abstract: Although Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, our nation's 54 million people with disabilities continue to face many challenges when seeking health care. Physicians and their staffs can heighten their awareness and sensitivity to disability and provide better communication plus an organized system of care for patients with disabilities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Iowa, USA.
authors.forename: R I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Ceilley
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Hirsch
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gordon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D019988:Children with Disabilities; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations