Contributors
Learn more about the professionals and champions of disability-inclusive healthcare.
One of the most important ways health professionals learn about disability is to hear from the real experts– e.g., people who live with the condition. We have curated for you a variety of stories. Some are health professionals who also happen to have disabilities. Some are people who are living with disability who share with you a window into their typical daily lives.
Lisa I Iezzoni MD, MSc, Pioneering Disability Health Services Researcher
Module Content Expert:
People with Disabilities Experience Health and Health Care Disparities
Dr. Iezzoni has spent more than three decades conducting health services research focusing on two primary areas: risk adjustment methods for predicting cost and clinical outcomes of care; and health care experiences and outcomes of persons with disabilities.
Zoie Sheets, Resident physician in internal medicine and pediatrics
Module Content Expert:
Understanding Disability: Language, Identity, Culture, and Models
My name is Zoie Sheets (she/they pronouns) and I am a resident physician in both internal medicine and pediatrics. My work focuses on expanding access to medical care for people with disabilities, mostly through training future and current physicians in providing anti-ableist care. I’m also a member of the Docs With Disabilities Initiative, where we focus on expanding access to medical education to increase representation of providers with disabilities.
