Transcription of DISABILITY-COMPETENT CARE SELF-ASSESSMENT TOOL
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DISABILITY-COMPETENT CARE SELF-ASSESSMENT TOOL Last modified 05/22/2013 1 Please submit feedback to INTRODUCTION Last modified 05/22/2013 2 Please submit feedback to Purpose The DISABILITY-COMPETENT Care SELF-ASSESSMENT Tool was developed to help health plans and health systems evaluate their current ability to meet the needs of adults with functional limitations and to identify strategic opportunities for improvement. Serving Persons with Functional Limitations This Tool focuses primarily on persons with functional limitations, however, DISABILITY-COMPETENT care is appropriate to all individuals with disabilities because its intent is to remove barriers to timely and appropriate health care. People with disabilities are a diverse group, including children, adults of all ages, people with vision or hearing loss, as well as people with physical, mental health, developmental, or intellectual disabilities.
May 22, 2013 · This commonly requires investing in resources and equipment to support the health and well-being of the participant, which, in turn, may prevent avoidable episodes of illness or progression of illness. There are a wide range of populations that would benefit from this aspirational model of disability-competent care.
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