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ARE YOU A PERSON
WITH A DISABILITY WHO HAS HAD DIFFICULTY ACCESSING HEALTH CARE IN A
WESTERN
MASSACHUSETTS HOSPITAL?
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Was the hospital equipment
accessible to you?
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Were you given adequate
physical assistance during transfers onto examining tables?
Were the transfers done properly and efficiently?
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Did the hospital schedule
enough time for testing or procedures to meet your specific
needs?
- Were
architectural barriers such as narrow doors or hallways,
bathrooms, elevator space, ramps and service entrances noted?
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you receive effective communication and/or interpreters?
- Did
you receive poor quality of care because of your disability?
- Did
you meet other barriers in your attempts to access healthcare?
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The
Disability Law Center has begun a project to address
systemic barriers for people with disabilities in
Western Massachusetts hospitals. We are interested in
hearing from people with all disabilities about their
experiences. Any interviews would be done in strict
confidence, and any information learned will not be used
without explicit permission from the individual
interviewed.
If you have encountered
barriers to health care access in Hampden, Hampshire,
Franklin and/or Berkshire counties, we want to hear your
story!
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For more information or to share
your story,
please contact:
Stefanie Krantz
or
Nancy Svirida
(413) 584-6337
(voice)
(800) 222-5619
(413) 582-6919
TTY
skrantz@dlc-ma.org
nsvirida@dlc-ma.org
The
Disability Law Center (DLC) provides legal advocacy on disability
issues that promote the fundamental rights of all people with
disabilities to participate fully and equally in the social and
economic life of Massachusetts.
Alternate Formats Available Upon Request
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