Books Advocating for Disability Inclusion in Medicine

Series of books by AAMC with resources on how make the medical field more inclusive for disabled students

Medical Students with Disabilities: A Generation of Practice (2005) and Medical Students with Disabilities: Resources to Enhance Accessibility (2005)

Published by AAMC, both these books are a guide for educators on how to effectively teach and engage with disabled medical students and specifically talks about the role of assistive devices in this interaction and education. There is some ambiguity as to which book speaks to which sections but they both are said to be excellent insights on the current resources available in medical schools for disabled students.

The "Disabled" Doctor by Patrik Janik M.D.

The "Disabled" Doctor: A Guide for Medical Students with Disabilities on Self Advocation, Obtaining Accommodations, and More by Patrik Janik M.D. (2018)

Written by recent medical school graduate Dr Janik, this manual gives hands-on and practical advice on what questions to ask universities while looking for a medical program to enroll in, how to self advocate and how to gain accommodations on professional exams etc.

Disability as Diversity: A Guidebook for Inclusion

Disability as Diversity: A Guidebook for Inclusion in Medicine, Nursing, and the Health Professions Editors: Lisa Meeks, Leslie Neal-Boylan (2020)

This book is written for stakeholders such as deans, program directors, faculty, student affairs and disability resource professionals housed in medical programs so that they can engage effectively and efficiently with incoming medical students with disabilities. By providing best practices based on rigorous research, the book aims to educate stakeholders on how to take a nuanced approach to access and accommodations in a medical education context.

Equal Access for Students with Disabilities: The Guide for Health Science and Professional Education

Equal Access for Students with Disabilities: The Guide for Health Science and Professional Education (2nd Ed) by Lisa Meeks, Neera Jain and Elisa Laird (2020)

This book is another guide for health science programs on how to make themselves accessible for disabled students. Informed by the ADA, OCR determinations and legal cases, this book is another example of guidelines which can easily be converted into action items.