Please read the article by Elizabeth Courtney-Long and colleagues. Pay particular attention to the way that disability prevalence intersects with other social factors like socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity, and age. Think about how the intersection of these social factors and disability might compound the disadvantages that these patient populations face.

Please read the encyclopedia entry by David Wasserman and colleagues. As you read it, think about how we define disability in both everyday social life, but also in the realm of health and medicine. Do these definitions imply a particular set of values, norms, or priorities, that may be problematic for patients who live with disabilities? How might the assumptions inherent in our models of disability influence our interactions with patients in the healthcare context?

Please read the article by Joel M. Reynolds. As you read it, pay particular attention to how the author's recommendations address some of the problematic assumptions that are described in the previous reading by David Wasserman. How might you adopt these recommendations into your own clinical practice?