Outlines schools’ obligations to address harassment incidents, including several examples of different types of harassment like disability harassment. Read More
Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE)
Home page for OPE, a Department of Education Office. Explains its function, programs and initiatives, and divisions. Read More
Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
Home page for OSEP, an office under the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. Explains its function, legislation and policy, grant opportunities, and programs and projects. Read More
Wheelchairs & scooters – Your Medicare Coverage
Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) covers wheelchairs and power-operated vehicles (scooters) as durable medical equipment (DME) that your doctor prescribes for use in your home. Includes: Steps for coverage Cost Things to know Related resources Read More
‘I am not the doctor for you’: physicians’ attitudes about caring for people with disabilities
In this study, primary care and specialist physicians described challenges with caring for patients with disabilities. Many expressed explicit biases such as reluctance to care for people with disabilities, invest in accessible equipment, or obtain continuing education to provide appropriate care. Read More
MedStar Health Changes COVID-19 Protocols Following Disabilities Discrimination Complaint
Report on a hospital that did not allow an individual with disabilities a support person in the midst of the pandemic. Protocol was changed after a complaint was filed. Read More
Helping Community-Based Organizations Be Prepared for Emergencies
Explores how PWD experience greater impacts from disasters, citing the California wildfires, with 11.8% of those in the area having an ambulatory disability. Read More
Effectively Including People with Disabilities in Policy and Advisory Groups, Edition 2
Kailes, J.I. 2012 This resource provides guidance on building and sustaining an advisory board, council, or workgroup that includes people with disabilities in impactful ways. It discusses the importance of including people with disabilities to plan for themselves, and how to identify and recruit qualified individuals with disabilities to participate. A planning checklist for building and sustaining a planning group …
Ambulatory Care and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC)
ASPR HHS, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Preparedness and Response. 2020 The resources in this Topic Collection can help emergency planners in these types of facilities plan for and respond to a variety of incidents. Read More
Walkers For Seniors Coverage
Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) covers walkers, including rollators, as durable medical equipment (DME). The walker must be medically necessary and your doctor or other treating provider must prescribe it for use in your home. Includes: – Cost – Related resources Read More