Sarah Ailey

Sarah Ailey is Professor of Nursing at Rush University and a Public Voices Fellow of the OpEd Project. She is the Principal Investigator for the PATH-PWIDD (Partnering to Transform Health Outcomes with Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities) Program funded by the Administration for Community Living, and the President of the Alliance for Disability in Health Care Education. She is also the mother of an adult son with intellectual disabilities.

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Why are we still teaching “levels of prevention” in healthcare professions education?

“Summertime and the livin’ is easy”; but summertime is not easy for us as we…

Hospitals Can Be Dangerous Places for People With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

In October 2022, the journal Health Affairs published a themed issue on disability and health. In one article, authors Friebel…

Excluding People With Disabilities From Clinical Research is Bad News

In October 2022, the journal Health Affairs published a themed issue on disability and health. In one article, based…

STOP THE MADNESS: UKRAINE TREATMENT OF PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SHOULD PROMPT ACTION TO SUPPORT VITAL WORKERS

Horrific conditions facing people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) was in the news again.…

The Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision should prompt action on disability rights and accessibility

On June 24, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. In a concurring opinion, Justice…

Healthcare bias is lowering the standard of care for people with disabilities during the COVID crisis

When the National Council on Disability announced the release of the policy brief, Health Equity Framework for…