title: Building a Culture of Inclusion: Disability as Opportunity for Organizational Growth and Improving Patient Care.
abstract: Administrators at Rush University Medical Center have made a commitment to diversity, including accommodating disabilities in the workplace and for students. This article explains extensive multilevel accommodations instituted by Rush University Medical Center that promote organizational growth and a healthier work environment and improve patient care.
authors.affiliation: Author Affiliations: Associate Professor (Dr Ailey), Department of Community, Systems and Mental Health Nursing; Manager, Diversity & Inclusion and Community Employment Liaison (Ms Brown), Office for Equal Opportunity; Associate Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Preventive Medicine, Co-Medical Director, Rush Program for Abdominal and Pelvic Health, and Chair of the Women's Leadership Council, Diversity Leadership Council (Dr Dugan); Assistant Professor, Department of Community, Systems and Mental Health Nursing, Educational Coordinator, Road Home Program: The Center for Veterans and Their Families, Continuing Nursing Education Manager, Interprofessional Continuing Education Office, and Vice Chair, LGBTQ Health Committee, Diversity Leadership Council (Dr Friese), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois. S.H.A. acknowledges that she is among the authors contracted to write the White Paper on Inclusion of Students With Disabilities in Nursing Educational Programs for the California Committee on Employment of People With Disabilities (CCEPD; Ailey & Marks, 2014). The other authors declare no conflicts of interest.
authors.forename: Sarah H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Ailey
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Tanya R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Friese
authors.forename: Shelia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dugan
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D001107:Architectural Accessibility / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D002641:Chicago; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D005791:Patient Care / Q000379:methods*; D011209:Power, Psychological; D017132:Workplace / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000523:psychology*