Health Care for People With Physical Disabilities - Access Issues (Medscape Today)
The results of this survey show that a significant proportion of people with physical disabilities are experiencing difficulty accessing adequate and appropriate primary healthcare services.

Medical Care Often Inaccessible to Disabled Patients (Joseph Shapiro - AAPD - Sept. 2007)
Take a moment to consider a basic part of a doctor's office: the exam table. Frail elderly people often can't climb up on that hard, plastic table with the crinkly, white paper.

The Current State of Health Care for People with Disabilities (Newsroom - 9/30/09)
A letter to the President on behalf of the National Council of Disability with a report on a 2007 study undertaken to focus the nation's attention on the health care disparities experienced by people with disabilities.

Public, Private & Community-Based Health Care Options (Disability.gov)
Access to affordable, quality, and accessible health care promotes the well-being and active participation of people with disabilities in their communities and in the workforce.

Health: Access to Care (Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund)
Studies have shown that people with disabilities tend to be in poorer health and experience a higher prevalence of secondary conditions while also using preventative services at lower rates than people who do not have disabilities.