AAHD Executive Director Roberta Carlin was invited to participate in “Honoring the Promise,” an event to benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure, at the Eisenhower Theater in the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC. The opening remarks paid tribute to AAHD’s Project Accessibility, the only grantee program recognized at… Read More »»
Health & Disability Newsletter
Disability and Public Health in the Media
September 1, 2011
In June 2011, AAHD began publishing a weekly electronic update called Disability and Public Health in the Media. AAHD delivers this electronic update every Tuesday to more than 4,000 subscribers. To subscribe to this weekly publication, please e-mail contact@aahd.us. AAHD staff have received very positive comments about the content and quality of this publication and… Read More »»
Uninsured people with disabilities confront substantial barriers to health care services
September 1, 2011
Despite social “safety net” programs, many U.S. residents with disabilities lack insurance coverage and thus risk financial barriers to accessing care, according to a study in the October 2011 issue of Disability and Health Journal. The study objectives were to characterize working-age adults with disabilities who lack health insurance and to examine their self-reported barriers… Read More »»
New Study Finds E-Prescribing Is Safe and Efficient, but Barriers Remain
September 1, 2011
Cutting costs and improving safety are two goals for health care in the United States, and electronic prescribing is one means of achieving both. But physicians and pharmacies face barriers to realizing the technology’s full benefit, according to a study funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Agency for Healthcare Research… Read More »»
Making Meetings More Accessible
September 1, 2011
Accessibility is a broad concept. Some aspects are strictly governed by law, such as the number of accessible rooms or roll-in showers a hotel must have on offer. But much of what makes a hotel feel accessible to guests with disabilities is less sharply defined, such as a willingness to go the extra mile. That’s… Read More »»
Building Public Health Programs for All: A Policy Approach in New York
September 1, 2011
The best way of ensuring access and integration for people with disabilities is involving people with disabilities in early conversations that matter, according to Theresa Paeglow, program manager, Disability and Health Program, New York State Department of Health. In that way, the needs of people with disabilities are built into program design and implementation, rather… Read More »»
Cybersecurity: Keeping Your Data Safe
September 1, 2011
Many people derive a great deal of enjoyment from posting their personal photos and private information to Facebook and other social media websites these days. And it’s easy for enthusiastic posters to lose sight of the fact that the Internet is a big place with a few shady characters and a very long memory. But… Read More »»
Public Policy Advocacy: The Year in Review
September 1, 2011
AAHD has worked with numerous national colations during 2011 to promote the health and wellness of people with disabilities. The association has been busy advocating for appropriate implementation of the Affordable Care Act for people with disabilities: Securing essential health benefits Ensuring access to health insurance exchanges and to accountable care organizations Using health information… Read More »»
Disability and Health Journal Updates
September 1, 2011
In addition to receiving approval for indexing on Medline/PubMed and Thomson Reuters this year, Disability and Health Journal scored an Impact Factor of 0.904 during the second half of 2011. Elsevier, which publishes the journal, has informed AAHD leadership and the journal’s editors and editorial board members that these are major milestones and accomplishments, especially… Read More »»
South Carolina Rare Conditions Project
September 1, 2011
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-funded South Carolina Study of Adolescents and Young Adults with Rare Conditions grant will utilize administrative data that are managed by the Office for Research and Statistics (ORS) at the South Carolina Budget and Control Board and the SC Disability Cube, created by the Study Team with colleagues… Read More »»