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Points of interest:

• We analyzed short stories where disabled parents share how they are treated by health personnel (for example, doctors and nurses).
• Disabled parents say that health personnel do not see them and do not believe they can do things.
• In these stories, health personnel pay more attention to the parent’s disability than to the child who needs medical attention.
• Health personnel understand disability as something that limits a person. This can make it difficult for parents and children to get the help they need.
• Disabled parents look for ways to deal with the way health personnel treat them and to ensure that their children receive care from the health staff.

Notes:

• This summary was made by Núcleo Milenio DISCA, and was based exclusively on the publication. It cannot be used for citations and references.
• This article was originally published in English.

(Español) Herrera, F., Salvo Agoglia, I., Campos Medina, L., & Peralta, C. (2024). ‘Five rungs down’: encounters between disabled parents and the medical institution. Disability & Society, 40(7), 1832–1852. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2024.2379335