Nationally, 1 in 5 adults lives with a disability.
But knowing what it’s like for those 53 million people to age -; and how their unique needs may change over time -; isn’t always clear to the professionals that provide care.
“When we work in a health care system, we interact with patients with disabilities, but we don’t always understand what it’s like to live with a physical disability,” says Michelle Meade, Ph.D., associate professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at Michigan Medicine and a member of the Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation.
