Location

UNLV Moyer Student Union 208

Start Date

16-4-2013 12:30 PM

End Date

16-4-2013 2:30 PM

Description

The purpose of this study was to determine if the number of barriers reported in the clinics could be predicted by characteristics of the administrators or
characteristics of the practice.To increase accessibility to health care, interventions should focus on practices located in buildings built before 1993, practices with administrators who are younger and have limited experience as administrators, administrators with low levels of ADA knowledge and practices with smaller number of patients.

Keywords

Health facilities – Barrier-free design; People with disabilities – Medical care

Disciplines

Health and Medical Administration | Nursing | Other Architecture | Public Health and Community Nursing

Language

English

Comments

File: Poster


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Apr 16th, 12:30 PM Apr 16th, 2:30 PM

Barriers to Health Care for People with Disabilities and Practice Administrators’ Knowledge of the ADA: Nevada Compared with the Nation

UNLV Moyer Student Union 208

The purpose of this study was to determine if the number of barriers reported in the clinics could be predicted by characteristics of the administrators or
characteristics of the practice.To increase accessibility to health care, interventions should focus on practices located in buildings built before 1993, practices with administrators who are younger and have limited experience as administrators, administrators with low levels of ADA knowledge and practices with smaller number of patients.