Promoting Inclusivity in the Telehealth Movement

• By: Maulik Trivedi, MD, FACEP Patricia Wright, PhD, MPH Organization for Autism Research (OAR)
• January 1st, 2022
• accessibility, emergency care, hospital, inclusion, sensory overstimulation, stress, technology, telehealth, telemedicine, Winter 2022 Issue
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The emergency department (ED) is often a chaotic, loud, and, frankly, frightening place. Patients may be yelling; monitors and alarms are continuously sounding off; staff are hurrying around; police officers may be present; and overhead pages are squawking every few minutes. There is very little...