Disability and health
Instructions:
Please discuss the following questions and make notes that reflect the main points of discussion and your most important conclusions. I encourage you to also note points that you find unclear, contradictory or difficult to understand.
The discussion questions below pertain to at the least all compulsory reading materials. These are:
Emerson, E., Vick, B., Rechel, B., Munoz Baell, I., Sørensen, J., & Färm, I. (2014). Health inequalities and people with disabilities in Europe.
Krahn, G. L., Walker, D. K., & Correa-De-Araujo, R. (2015). Persons with disabilities as an unrecognized health disparity population. American journal of public health, 105(S2), S198-S206.
In addition, I would like to encourage you to make use to the extent possible of the following optional reading materials:
Gunnarsdóttir, H. S. (2017). Fötlun og heilsa. Retrieved from: https://www.stjornarradid.is/gogn/rit-og-skyrslur/stakt-rit/2017/05/30/Fotlun-og-heilsa-Nidurstodur-konnunar-a-heilsu-fatlads-folks/ (Tenglar á ytra svæði.)
Loja, E., & Lawson, A. (2014). Accessibility of Healthcare for People with Disabilities in Europe: A Comparative Study. Retrieved from: https://www.disability-europe.net/downloads/236-aned-2014-task-4-synthesis-final (Tenglar á ytra svæði.)
Traustadóttir, R., & Rice, J. G. (2014). Country report on accessibility of healthcare – Iceland. Retrieved from: https://www.disability-europe.net/downloads/220-aned-2014-task-4-is-final (Tenglar á ytra svæði.)
Discussion questions:
Why can it be argued that people with disabilities constitute a social category that experiences health inequalities? What about the argument that such inequalities follow inevitably from the impairments (biomedical conditions) with which people with disabilities live?
Please discuss the role of the UN Convention on the rights of people with disabilities for promoting and protecting the right of disabled people to health. Which responsibilities do States-Parties (i.e. signatories to the convention) bear?
What are the main challenges to assessing the position of people with disabilities in terms of health and access to health care? Globally, and in Iceland in particular. Do not forget to provide justification your answers.
Discuss the role of social health determinants in the position of people with disabilities in terms of health and access to health care.