You would think that healthcare facilities would be the most accessible for persons with disabilities. You would be wrong. New Mobility magazine highlights some of the problems locating accessing healthcare at http://www.newmobility.com/articleViewIE.cfm?id=11897.
One problem is that healthcare providers think in terms of “helping” and not accommodating. In the case of the woman looking for a mammogram, helping was no help at all. Other times, “helping”, especially when it takes the form of lifting, can be dangerous, both for the patient and the staff. If a patient that is being lifted has a full-body spasm, he or she can take out three people! The result could be a workers’ compensation suit, and ADA suit and a malpractice suit. I guarantee that would cost a lot more than an accessible table and proper lifting equipment.
Annette Bourbonniere
401-846-1960
Fax: 401-846-1944
Twitter: @AccessInclude
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