Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Guide: Accessibility
Introduction
This page is a selected list of resources by the library of books about disability, by authors with disabilities, and a selection of disability studies textbooks. This page will continually be updated with new books and resources about disability.
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Accessibility Resources
Broadband Access
- Benda NC, Veinot TC, Sieck CJ, Ancker JS. Broadband Internet Access Is a Social Determinant of Health!. Am J Public Health. 2020;110(8):1123-1125. https://doi:10.2105/AJPH.2020.305784
- Graves JM, Abshire DA, Amiri S, Mackelprang JL. Disparities in Technology and Broadband Internet Access Across Rurality: Implications for Health and Education [published online ahead of print, 2021 Jul 14]. Fam Community Health. 2021;10.1097/FCH.0000000000000306. https://doi:10.1097/FCH.0000000000000306
Disability Access
- Hommes RE, Borash AI, Hartwig K, DeGracia D. American Sign Language Interpreters Perceptions of Barriers to Healthcare Communication in Deaf and Hard of Hearing Patients. J Community Health. 2018;43(5):956-961. doi:10.1007/s10900-018-0511-3
- Stillman MD, Bertocci G, Smalley C, Williams S, Frost KL. Healthcare utilization and associated barriers experienced by wheelchair users: A pilot study. Disabil Health J. 2017;10(4):502-508. doi:10.1016/j.dhjo.2017.02.003
Language Barrier
- Ali PA, Watson R. Language barriers and their impact on provision of care to patients with limited English proficiency: Nurses' perspectives. J Clin Nurs. 2018;27(5-6):e1152-e1160. doi:10.1111/jocn.14204
The Autism Spectrum Guide to Sexuality and Relationships (2016)ISBN: 9781849057059
Bodies of Truth (2019)ISBN: 9781496203601
Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice (2018)ISBN: 9781551527383
Disability and Diversity (2008)ISBN: 9781604569148
Divergent Mind, 1st ed., (2021)ISBN: 9780062876805
From Asylum to Prison (2018)ISBN: 9781469640631
Hearing Health Care for Adults (2016)ISBN: 9780309439268
People Living with Disabilities (2018)ISBN: 9780309457897
Strategies for Fostering Inclusive Classrooms in Higher Education (2019)ISBN: 9781787560611
- CINAHL UltimateFull-text access to nursing and allied health journals, plus healthcare books, nursing dissertations, selected conference proceedings, and standards of practice.
- PubMedPubMed comprises more than 30 million citations for biomedical literature from the MEDLINE index, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central, publisher web sites, and Taylor Health Sciences Library subscription resources (ACHE Access).
- The American Journal of Occupational TherapyLearn about the effectiveness of efficiency of occupational therapy practice.
- Journal of Aging and HealthPeer-reviewed journal explores the relationship between gerontology and health through the lenses of a wide variety of disciplines, including Allied Health, Psychology, Public Health, Social Policy and Work, Epidemiology, Health Services Research, Sociology, and Nursing.
Accessibility Search Strategies
Following a search strategy helps save time when finding articles on healthcare access and disability. Use databases from our website in PubMed, CINAHL, Embase, or chose one from the database A-Z list.
Disability and Access
- (Disability OR ableism OR disability-rights) AND (access OR accessibility OR barriers) AND (healthcare OR health services)
Language, Technology and Access
- (Internet OR broadband OR uninsured OR "English proficiency" OR language) AND (access OR accessibility OR barriers) AND (healthcare OR health services)
- Annual Disability Statistics CompendiumCompilation of disability statistics published by federal agencies.
- Center on Disability StudiesThe Center on Disability Studies (CDS), College of Education, University of Hawai`i at Mānoa designs and offers many training programs; provides community-based demonstrations to build local capacity to improve services to individuals with disabilities; and conducts numerous statewide, national, and international dissemination activities.
- The Collection: Oral Histories/ArchivesMore than 100 oral histories with leaders and shapers of the disability rights and independent living movement from the 1960s onward and an extensive archive of personal papers of activists and records of key organizations. From the Disability Rights and Independent Living Movement.
- Disability History MuseumThe Disability History Museum aims to provide all site visitors, people with and without disabilities, researchers, teachers and students, with a wide array of tools to help deepen their understanding of human variation and difference, and to expand appreciation of how vital to our common life the experiences of people with disabilities have always been.
- Disability Studies: Information and ResourcesInformation package containing references for books, articles, periodicals, etc., plus teaching resources for Disability Studies.
- Disability Studies Resource ListA compilation of resources from the American Council of Learned Societies.
- Society for Disability StudiesThe Society for Disability Studies (SDS) is a scholarly organization dedicated to promoting disability studies.
American Foundation for the Blind. (2023, November 08). Low Vision and Legal Blindness Terms and Descriptions. AFB. https://www.afb.org/blindness-and-low-vision/eye-conditions/low-vision-and-legal-blindness-terms-and-descriptions#:~:text=than%20a%20definition.-,Light%20Perception%20and%20Light%20Projection,and%20direction%20of%20a%20light.
Cleveland Clinic. (2023, November 08). Neurodivergent. Cleveland Clinic. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/symptoms/23154-neurodivergent
DC.gov. (2023). ADA 101 - ADA Glossary - Legal and Practical Terms A-B. https://odr.dc.gov/book/ada-101-ada-glossary-legal-and-practical-terms/ada-101-ada-glossary-legal-and-practical-terms b#:~:text=Accessible%3A%20Refers%20to%20a%20site,a%20person%20with%20a%20disability.
Dictionary.com (n.d.). Partially Sighted. In Dictionary.com. Retrieved November 8, 2023, from https://www.dictionary.com/browse/partially-sighted.
Ladd, P. (2003). Understanding Deaf Culture: In Search of Deafhood. MULTILINGUAL MATTERS.
Lee, S. Y., & Mesfin, F. B. (2023). Blindness. In StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK448182/
Social Security Administration. (2023). Disability Evaluation under Social Security. https://www.ssa.gov/disability/professionals/bluebook/2.00-SpecialSensesandSpeech-Adult.htm