Text highlights challenges people with disabilities face in medical care, emphasizing the need for respect and belief in their experiences.

Have you ever felt unheard in a medical setting? What helped you advocate for yourself?
#DisabilityRights #HealthcareAccessibility #ListenToDisabledVoices #MedicalAbleism #PatientAdvocacy

Sad but true #medicalableism

Today in #MedicalAbleism

The doctor I saw for my knee pain said he doesn't want me to depend on my cane too much.

I guess I'll have to forgo my glasses too and my heart medication.

You see how ridiculous that is???

MANY of you have to get over ur reactionism and STOP taking KNOWN ABLEISM in the medical field as “proof” someone’s a faker or liar or degenerate & IT SHOWS.
We’re here!We talk about it!
#StopFakeClaiming #EducateYourselfOnAbleism #MedicalAbleism #LateDiagnoses #IncorrectDiagnoses #SelfDiagnosis

Understanding of medical ableism ... will ultimately allow us to develop targeted interventions to reduce the effects of ableism on the care and health of people with disabilities." Jean Hall, IHDPS Director

Researchers at IHDPS are learning how things like #MedicalAbleism impact health care as part of their ongoing National Survey on Health and Disability (NHSD).

The 2025 NHSD will be available to the public soon - stay tuned for ways you can take or help promote the survey!

A CBC News tweet with the headline "Five years later, public health experts say cannabis legalization hasn't created any health benefits - but it has been linked to some serious concerns." Above the CBC News logo it says "Trevor Jain reposted"

For the record, this article actually states they "did not examine the greater uptake of medical cannabis which has been regulated by the government since 2001."

Without examining medical cannabis data, how could they have truly concluded that no health benefits exist?

#peipoli #MedicalAbleism