DISABILITY SCOOP: Doctors Know Little About Their Obligations To People With Disabilities, Study Finds
A new study finds that many doctors don't know their obligations to people with disabilities. Most of the doctors surveyed reported that they had little to no knowledge of their legal requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act and didn't know who determines reasonable accommodations. Studies show that people with disabilities often receive substandard care. Examples of this would be people who use wheelchairs often get examined in their chairs rather than on exam tables and people who are deaf often go without an interpreter at their medical appointments.
