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DEC is the nation’s leading organization providing evidence-based knowledge, solutions, and tools to address the complex problems in disability access in healthcare.
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Hi Bluesky! We’re the Disability Equity Collaborative – the nation’s leading organization developing practical solutions to improve disability access in healthcare through research and collaboration. Check out our website to learn more: www.disabilityequitycollaborative.org
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The Disability Equity Collaborative is the nation’s leading organization providing evidence-based knowledge and practical solutions and tools to address the complex problems in disability access in he...
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DEC’s Research, Documentation, and Standards & Guidelines workgroup meetings will restart in 2026! Click here to learn more about our workgroups and complete the interest form to sign up: www.disabilityequitycollaborative.org/workgroups/
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One Goal The Disability Equity Collaborative’s goal is to empower and support healthcare organizations, practitioners, and policy makers in implementing evidenc
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December 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
In 2026, DEC will release “Accessible Healthcare for People with Disabilities: An Implementation Guide for Healthcare Organizations”. Here are a few of the sample questions included in our Documentation chapter to collect patients' disability status and accommodation needs:
December 22, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Disability accessibility is more than just the right thing to do—it's the law. Establishing an accessibility program at your healthcare organization can:
❤️‍🩹Reduce health disparities for patients with disabilities
👍Improve patient satisfaction
🔻Reduce workplace injuries
💵Save money
December 15, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Reposted by Disability Equity Collaborative
Disability “means you can’t do things,” says Dennis Meade, 86, of Michigan. “As long as you can work with it and it’s not affecting your life that much, you don’t consider yourself disabled.” https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/older-people-disability-ada-michigan/
Wheelchair? Hearing Aids? Yes. ‘Disabled’? No Way. - KFF Health News
Many older Americans shun an identity that could bring helpful accommodations, improve care, and provide community.
kffhealthnews.org
December 11, 2025 at 8:45 PM
📢 Do you work on disability accessibility initiatives in a healthcare setting? Consider joining DEC’s Leaders workgroup to share ideas, solve problems, and connect with peers at over 50 health systems across the country: www.disabilityequitycollaborative.org/workgroups/practice-workgroup/
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DEC Leaders The goal of DEC Leaders is to provide a community for people who work within healthcare clinics, hospitals and systems and are tasked with leading a
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December 11, 2025 at 3:09 PM
We're back! The DEC team has been busy working behind the scenes to transition to our new home at NYU. Read our latest What’s on DEC newsletter below for all the updates: www.disabilityequitycollaborative.org/whats-on-dec...
What's on DEC: December 2025 - Disability Equity Collaborative
Read DEC's latest newsletter.
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December 3, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Hi Bluesky! We’re the Disability Equity Collaborative – the nation’s leading organization developing practical solutions to improve disability access in healthcare through research and collaboration. Check out our website to learn more: www.disabilityequitycollaborative.org
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The Disability Equity Collaborative is the nation’s leading organization providing evidence-based knowledge and practical solutions and tools to address the complex problems in disability access in he...
www.disabilityequitycollaborative.org
December 1, 2025 at 4:24 PM