Disabled people may struggle to get specialty care

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Disabled people may struggle to get specialty care

By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Rachel Markley often feels uncomfortable when she goes to the doctor. A 22-year-old student at The Ohio State University in Columbus, she uses an electric wheelchair and finds waiting rooms and examination rooms are often hard to maneuver. "I've been in exam rooms where I'm kind of afraid, if they open the door, are they going to bang into me?" said Markley, who has spinal muscular atrophy. Other times, she said, she can't get an appointment at all - because a facility's entrance has steps, without a ramp or a lift. ...

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