Exploring Clinicians' Suggestions for Addressing Discrimination Towards Children and Youth With Disabilities With Multiple Minoritized Identities.
Sally Lindsay, Janice Phonepraseuth, Nicole Thomson and 2 others
PMID 40813725WHAT IT FOUND
Clinicians recommended specific anti-ableism training for youth, not just adults.
They urged funding for transport and interpreters to remove access barriers. They emphasized co-designing services with disabled youth and ensuring resources reflect diverse cultural backgrounds to reduce discrimination.
Key findings
01Participants identified a lack of disability-specific training for working with children and youth, noting that existing education often targets adults or lacks intersectional content.
02Clinicians suggested that funding is critical for removing practical barriers, such as transportation costs and language interpretation, which currently prevent equitable access to services.
03There was a strong call to include lived experience perspectives in policy and program design, ensuring that disabled youth from minoritized backgrounds have a voice in decisions affecting their care.
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What it does not show
The sample was small (15 participants) and recruited from a single urban location, so findings may not apply to rural areas or other cities. The sample was predominantly women, which may limit perspectives from male or non-binary clinicians. Over half of the participants had personal lived experience of disability, which may have influenced their recommendations. The study reports suggestions and opinions, not the effectiveness of any specific intervention.
Declared interests
The authors reported no conflicts of interest. The study was funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and the Kimel Family Fund through Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital.
The easy way to misread this
Do not interpret these suggestions as evidence that specific training programs or policies will reduce discrimination. This paper reports what clinicians think is needed, not whether those actions have been tested or proven effective.
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