Disability & Equity: A Physician’s Perspective

Disability goes beyond health care, yet the two are fundamentally interwoven: many people with disability have at least some connection with health care, and some are health-care professionals. As physicians it is important to build empathy with our disabled patients, peers, and the public to guide our reflective practice and role within society. This outlook shines through in To Exist As I Am: A Doctor’s Notes on Recovery and Radical Acceptance, Grace Spence Green’s remarkable book about her life and work.