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Coalition for Disability Access in Health Science Education
The Coalition for Disability Access in Health Science Education (Coalition) was co-founded by Dr. Lisa Meeks, Dr. Gregory Moorehead, and Tim Montgomery and according to their website, The Coalition is a collaboration among peer institutions that aims…
What Can a Body Do?by Sara Hendren (Riverhead Books, 2020)
Furniture and tools, kitchens and campuses and city streets—nearly everything human beings make and use is assistive technology, meant to bridge the gap between body and world. Yet unless, or until, a misfit between our own body and the world is…
The Second Opinion by Michael Palmer (Macmillan Publishers, 2009)
The Second Opinionengages with the representation of disabled doctors in two ways, albiet in a problematic manner. In the first engagement, we see Dr Sperelakis so disabled after involved in a hit and run and being comatosed that he is literally…
The Architecture of Disability: Buildings, Cities, and Landscapes Beyond Access by David Gissen (University of Minnesota Press, January 2023 – forthcoming)
Disability critiques of architecture usually emphasize the need for modification and increased access, butThe Architecture of Disabilitycalls for a radical reorientation of this perspective by situating experiences of impairment as a new foundation…
The "Disabled" Doctor: A Guide for Medical Students with Disabilities on Self Advocation, Obtaining Accommodations, and More by Patrik Janik M.D. (2018)
Written by recent medical school graduate Dr Janik, this manual gives hands-on and practical advice on what questions to ask universities while looking for a medical program to enroll in, how to self advocate and how to gain accommodations on…
Sea Glass Island by Sherryl Woods (MIRA Books, 2013)
In the novel Sea Glass Island, we encounter the love interest of the protaonist who has some makings of a good disabled doctor representation in literature but it still has a long way to go. The doctor, who was disabled in a war zone is kind and…
Of Human Bondageby W. Somerset Maugham (1915)
The first novel to have a representation of a disabled medical student and doctor was the 1915 novel Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham where the protagonist has a clubfoot. Following his jounery where he fumbles (used intentionally) both…
Now That You Mention Itby Kristin Higgins (2017)
This novel, which revolves around a female gastroenterologist getting hit by a van leading her to being temporarily disabled and moving in with her estranged mother is another lost opportunity at exploring what it means for a doctor to be disabled.…
Medical Students with Disabilities: A Generation of Practice by AAMC (2005) and Medical Students with Disabilities: Resources to Enhance Accessibility by AAMC (2005)
Published by AAMC, both these books are a guide for educators on how to effectively teach and engage with disabled medical students and specifically talks about the role of assistive devices in this interaction and education. There is some ambiguity…