Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

• Identify accommodation needs and how these should be documented in the electronic health record (EHR).
• Perform a thorough patient assessment that screens for disability access or accommodation needs.
• Demonstrate how to initiate an "interactive dialogue" with the patient or their designated representative about any needed accommodations.
• Articulate that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), specifically Title III, says that all staff are responsible for determining what preparation and accommodations are needed for patients during hospital stays, emergency room visits, or clinic appointments, or any healthcare encounter.
• Recommend an assessment for disability-related accommodations in each patient admission.
• Recommend during a transfer or any staff handoff, staff should ask the patient at their earliest encounter if they have any disability related needs or necessary accommodations and document them in the EHR.
• Employ the principles of the Assessment Checklist for patients with a disability, as adapted from adapted from the “Assessment of the Patient with a Disability Checklist”
• Determine the common accommodations for each disability type listed and be able to identify how to obtain them.
• Identify and utilize appropriate ADA accessible rooms and their importance.
• Articulate what an invisible disability is, and why one should not make assumptions about presence or absence of disability and why all patients should be screened for disability accommodations.