Rick Rader MD
Satchel Paige on Being Medically Underserved
This article was originally published in EP Magazine on May 14, 2007.
CDC Website on Disability and Health
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From our friends and colleagues at the CDC, the unveiling of their new Disability and Health website. While not specific for ID/DD it certainly has merit and an abundance of applicable key points to use in teaching healthcare staffers on the fundamentals.
Rick Rader, MD
AADMD Vice President Policy & Advocacy
New Technology Reveals A Unique Vocal Signature In Autism
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Article highlighting new technology that can reveal autsim specific vocal characteristics for diagnostic purposes. Printed with permission from the National Academy of Sciences.
Rick Rader, MD
AADMD Vice President Policy & Advocacy
New Technology Reveals A Unique Vocal Signature In Autism
20 Jul 2010
New Health Care Access Guidance
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The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights today issued new technical assistance guidance for medical providers which will help people with mobility disabilities obtain accessible medical care.
Rick Rader, MD
AADMD Vice President Policy & Advocacy
Health Surveillance in ID/DD
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Our thanks and appreciation to AADMD Membership Chair Dr David Fray for providing this update on healthcare surveillance in our population. David is the Director of DD Services in Hawaii.
Rick Rader, MD
AADMD Vice President Policy & Advocacy
Special Olympics USA National Games Health Symposium
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SPECIAL OLYMPICS USA NATIONAL GAMES HEALTH SYMPOSIUM
IMPROVING HEALTH FOR PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY - POLICY, PRACTICE AND POSSIBILITY
Many AADMDers were involved in the initiation, development and presentation of this landmark symposium, including Dr Jack Dillenberg, Dr Wendy Gray, Dr Steve Corbin and myself. Our congratulations to Special Olympics for their ongoing commitment in supporting optimal healthcare for their athletes and the entire "special needs" community.
Rick Rader, MD
Conference in Paris
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Announcement for a Paris conference on genetics, intellectual disabilities and emerging treatments (March 2011)
Rick Rader, MD
AADMD Vice President Policy & Advocacy
http://www.lepublicsystemepco.com/events.php?IDManif=559&IDModule=18
A message of "HOPE" from Sujeet
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Sujeet is a remarkable young man With Down Syndrome. Both his parents are dentists with a keen interest in "developmental dentistry." A true advocacy family.
Rick Rader, MD
AADMD Vice President Policy & Advocacy
