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Large majority of doctors hold misconceptions about people with disabilities, survey finds

Written by STAT News | February 01, 2021

“You need to have that accessible environment, and then also address the provider’s biases, assumptions, knowledge, and how that might be influencing the care they’re providing,” said Dr. Megan Morris, who is also the director of the Learning Collaborative to Address Disability Equity in Healthcare. The equipment alone, she said, is not enough.