Study Finds Many Doctors Have Negative Beliefs About Disability
Study Finds Many Doctors Have Negative Beliefs About Disability Samantha Mannis © The Mighty Group of people, including a man with skied hair in a wheelchair, clinking glasses at a bar (pre-COVID) While more than 62 million Americans have disabilities, the medical community appears to have widespread general ignorance, negative perception and even bias against those with disabilities, according to a study by researchers at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital. The study, published in the journal Health Affairs, reported more than 82% of American physici...