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Disability Health Access (DHA) develops
dynamic solutions to address the challenges of designing a health-care
system accessible to individuals with disabilities. DHA can serve as a
single source for your organization to meet the needs of consumers with
disabilities. It draws on health-care delivery innovations, health and
wellness research, and consumers’ expertise. It facilitates collaboration
among experts from the health-care system and the disability community.
Areas of Expertise
Assisting with legal compliance:
- Advising on regulatory compliance
- Developing and overseeing implementation of internal policies
and procedures
- Evaluating federal and state policies, including state Medicaid
contracts and state and federal disability legislation
Community Relations:
A wide variety of disability related organizations provide
community-based services. Disability Health Access can help you identify
and create relationships with disability community- based organizations.
An important part of community relations is planning successful
community events. Disability Health Access can help your organization
ensure your event is accessible to individuals with disabilities and create
targeted events for a variety of disability audiences.
Service Delivery Enhancement:
Disability Health Access will identify ways in which your
health-care organization can enhance service delivery by making your existing
services accessible. DHA will help you design means of delivering quality
care by:
- Identifying targeted health education curricula
for consumers
- Developing systems to evaluate provider networks
- Fashioning tools to deliver targeted care management
- Developing resources to enhance medical equipment fulfillment
Strategic Communications:
Disability Health Access will work with your executive
team to create systematic communications plans. These plans will ensure
that your organization’s materials are accessible to individuals
with disabilities. DHA can also create targeted marketing strategies that
resonate with various disability audiences.
Staff Disability Awareness Training:
Disability Awareness is training designed to ensure that
your staff provides the best service to customers with disabilities.
In addition employees involved in the hiring process should be educated
and fully informed of the legal requirements in interviewing and hiring,
as well as strategies for workplace accommodations for individuals with
disabilities.
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Clients
Disability Health Access Clients Include:
- Health plans and Health Systems
- Consumer Advocacy Groups
- Public Agencies
- Private Corporations
- Health Care Consulting Firms
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Contact us
For more information on how Disability Health Access can help your organization
contact:
Anne Cohen, MPH
Email: Anne@disabilityhealthaccess.com
Phone: 415-239-9100
Fax: 415-239-9106
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