Findings
FINDINGS
NEW REPORT!
Recommendations To Reduce COVID-19 Health Differences for People with Disabilities
This report is the second part of our multi-year effort funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Health through the CDC’s National Initiative to Address COVID-19 Health Disparities Among Populations at High-Risk and Underserved to investigate, educate, and report on problems that people with disabilities in Pennsylvania have accessing appropriate information and help during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The first report published from this project details the challenges that people with disabilities, their family members, and caregivers had receiving health care during the pandemic. This report focuses on solutions and recommendations for the Pennsylvania Department of Health to address these barriers. The report in technical language may be found here.
A brief overview (2 pages) of key recommendations from the report
(Note: The above reports are available in Braille by request. To make a request contact Nancy Shirley at nshirley@thearcpa.org or by calling (717) 234-2621, ext. 106.)
REPORT: COVID-19 HEALTH CARE BARRIERS AMONG PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES (PDF)
This report, in plain language, is the first part of our multi-year effort funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Health’s Preventative Health and Health Services Block Grant to improve health equity. Our research for the report focused on asking participants whether they thought a disability-inclusive approach had been taken to combat COVID-19 and what they thought could be done to ensure a disability-inclusive approach is used to prepare for future emergencies. The responses were organized according to social determinants of health, which look at how conditions like where people are born, grow, live, work, play, worship, and age affect someone’s health. The report in technical language may be found here.
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- REPORTE: BARRERAS DE LA ATENCIÓN DE SALUD POR COVID-19 ENTRE LAS PERSONAS CON DISCAPACIDAD (PDF)
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- Brief overview (2 pages) of key findings from The Arc of Pennsylvania’s report: “COVID-19 Health Care Barriers among People with Disabilities”.
(Note: The above reports are available in Braille by request. To make a request contact Nancy Shirley at nshirley@thearcpa.org or by calling (717) 234-2621, ext. 106.)