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Lack of financial resources. Although the lack of financial resources is a barrier to health care access for many Americans, the impact on access appears to be greater for minority populations. [144] Legal barriers. Access to medical care by low-income immigrant minorities can be hindered by legal barriers to public insurance programs.
The law applies to all federal agencies when they develop, procure, maintain, or use electronic and information technology. Under Section 508 (29 U.S.C. § 794d), agencies must give employees with disabilities and members of the public access to information that is comparable to the access available to others. [1]
The nondiscrimination requirements of the law apply to employers and organizations that receive financial assistance from federal departments or agencies. [6] It created and extended civil rights to people with disabilities and allows for reasonable accommodations, such as special study areas and assistance as necessary for each student. [11]
Access to medicines refers to the reasonable ability for people to get needed medicines required to achieve health. [1] Such access is deemed to be part of the right to health as supported by international law since 1946. [2] The World Health Organization states that essential medicines should be available, of good quality, and accessible. [2]
Health care clinics, including free clinics, can help individuals with transportation and health care costs alleviate issues that come up like transportation and financial constraints. [41] [42] [43] Policy wise, it is recommended to continue investing in the health of the poor by creating an amendment or law and increasing affordable housing.
Universal health care is a broad concept that has been implemented in several ways. The common denominator for all such programs is some form of government action aimed at extending access to health care as widely as possible and setting minimum standards. Most implement universal health care through legislation, regulation, and taxation.
The concept of accessible design and practice of accessible developments ensures both "direct access" (i.e. unassisted) and "indirect access" meaning compatibility with a person's assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). [2] Accessibility can be viewed as the "ability to access" and benefit from some system or entity.
Ableism is prevalent in the many different divisions of healthcare, whether that be in prison systems, the legal or policy side of healthcare, and clinical settings. [30] The following subsections will explore the ways in which ableism makes its way into these areas of focus through the inaccessibility of appropriate medical treatment.