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February 2020 saw for the first time the appearance of a deaf doctor on national TV in the form of Dr. Laura Riley on the long-time running drama Grey’s Anatomy. Compared to Dr. Kerry Weaver several years ago, this representation is an authentic take…

Debuting on the medical drama “ER” in its second season in 1995, Dr Kerry Weaver was one of the first representations of disabled doctors on primetime television. Having a limp in her gait and using a forearm crutch, the character was played by a non…

Docs with Disabilities, along creating a network to increase the visibility of disabled doctors and building a community of disabled doctors where they can connect and support one another, it has also created a podcast hosted by Drs Lisa Meeks and…

Disability critiques of architecture usually emphasize the need for modification and increased access, butThe Architecture of Disabilitycalls for a radical reorientation of this perspective by situating experiences of impairment as a new foundation…

Have you ever hit the big blue button to activate automatic doors? Have you ever used an ergonomic kitchen tool? Have you ever used curb cuts to roll a stroller across an intersection? If you have, then you’ve benefited from accessible design—design…

This 2022 WebMD Health News article on Dr. BJ Miller, who is a triple amputee, highlights how the news media reinforces a medical model of disability founded on the assumption that the problem of disability exists wtihin the person. The story and…

“All too often,” wrote disabled architect Ronald Mace, “designers don’t take the needs of disabled and elderly people into account.” Building Access investigates twentieth-century strategies for designing the world with disability in mind. Commonly…

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…

This 2018 article and accompanying video clip from Michigan News features third-year University of Michigan medical student Molly Fausone. Fausone, who is paralyzed from the chest down, describes the process of assisting in the development of digital…