BREAKING NEWS — Bonilyn Swenor, PhD, MPH, BSc, professor in the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing and founder and director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Disability Health […]
NIH to formally designate people with disabilities as a population facing health disparities
The National Institutes of Health says it will devote more resources to eliminating health care disparities among people with disabilities. As part of the plan, the agency announced […]
Three things the Disability Royal Commission missed: health, transport and day programmes
The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability has released its final report, and in this series we explain what the Commission’s 222 […]
New study finds these are the best cities in the U.S. for people with disabilities
Moving to a new town is an exciting adventure. But there’s more to relocating than just settling down in one of the most popular residential areas. Most people […]
It’s not so easy for people with communication disorders to complain about the way they’re treated
The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability has released its final report, and in this series we explain what the Commission’s 222 […]
Advocates urge NIH to include people with disabilities in health disparities research
Hubstaff Report / Released on October 2, 2023 Bonnielynn Swenor is the founder and director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Disability and Health Research, which uses a […]
This month, let’s celebrate what employees with disabilities bring to UAB – The Reporter
Brooke Carbo The HR AWARE Disability Management Program designates October each year as National Disability Employment Awareness Month, celebrating the contributions of employees with disabilities and highlighting supportive, […]
NIH reverses course and defines disability as health disparity
Facing outcry from disability advocates, the National Institutes of Health announced it would move forward with a plan to devote more resources to eliminating health care disparities for […]
Disability groups win fight for inclusion in health equity research
For years, the National Institutes of Health has funded research into racial, gender, and other health disparities facing disadvantaged communities, but it has left out one notable group: […]
People with disabilities designated as HD population
Message from the Director September 26, 2023 Today, I formally designated people with disabilities as a population experiencing health disparities for NIH research. I made this designation in […]