Increasing the participation of women with intellectual disabilities in women's health screening: a role for disability support services

Conder, Jennifer; Mirfin‐Veitch, Brigit; Payne, Deborah; Channon, Alexis; Richardson, Georgina

doi:10.1080/23297018.2018.1466354

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“…The actions described and implemented by Spanish universities have revealed shortcomings and limitations inherent to the transition model of the university [29][30][31][32][33][34]; in this sense, actions aimed at training, awareness raising and academic and professional orientation are required for students with disabilities. The aim is to favour the improvement of attitudes towards these students [35,39,40,50,51] and to offer services and university support programs adapted to their needs [41,[52][53][54][55][56][57].…”

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Evaluation of Diversity Programs in Higher Education Training Contexts in Spain

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Measures adopted by educational systems to improve and adapt the educational response of pupils with disability or diversity conditions arising from their personal and social conditions, have enabled them to gain tenure throughout the various stages of education. Educational institutions have been progressively adapting and responding to the educational needs of students who start university, and this fact highlights the lack of inclusive culture in university institutions. The lack of training of university teachers in the educational response to the needs of students with disabilities is evidenced by the high dropout rates of this group and in successive complaints of teachers who do not have the skills or tools to cope with this situation successfully. The review of a set of 75 programs developed by different Spanish universities to meet the needs of these students shows an insufficient institutional and administrative response while reflecting the lack of unity of jointly developed criteria.

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Evaluation of Diversity Programs in Higher Education Training Contexts in Spain

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“…This finding aligns with previous research which has found that the inability for a person with intellectual disability to provide their own consent as an access barrier to breast screening. 13 , 27 , 28 Gaining consent to participate in breast screening, like in other areas of health care can be complex for people, including people with intellectual disability. The ability to facilitate supported decision making about participation in breast screening will be key to breast screening services upholding article 12 of the United National Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD).…”

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Strategies for Accessible Breast Screening for People With Intellectual Disability

Weise,

Cvejic,

Trollor

2024

J Prim Care Community Health

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Introduction: People with intellectual disability are less likely to participate in breast screening than people without intellectual disability. They experience a range of barriers to accessing breast screening, however, there is no consensus on strategies to overcome these barriers. Our objective was to reach consensus on the strategies required for accessible breast screening for people with intellectual disability. Methods: Fourteen experts participated in a modified on-line Delphi that used Levesque’s model of health care access as the theoretical framework. At the end of each round descriptive and thematic analyses were completed. Data was then triangulated to determine if consensus was reached. Results: After 3 rounds, 9 strategies were modified, 24 strategies were added and consensus was reached for 52 strategies across the 5 dimensions of access. Key areas of action related to (i) decision making and consent, (ii) accessible information, (iii) engagement of peer mentors, (iv) service navigators, and (v) equipping key stakeholders. Conclusions: The resulting strategies are the first to articulate how to make breast screening accessible and can be used to inform health policy and quality improvement practices.

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