Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences

Making Mammography Inclusive for Patients with Disabilities


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Lene Andersen is an author, advocate, accessibility consultant, and photographer. She joins Natasha Batchelor, a mammographer who has been involved in the disability world through allyship, education and advocacy to talk about their recently co-authored JMIRS paper.

Their conversation with Amanda ranges from barriers in breast screening, ways to improve accessibility and how individual practitioners, clinics, and funding agencies can make much-needed change.

Links:

  • Podcast Transcript (Word document)
  • Making Mammography Inclusive for Patients with Disabilities JMIRS Narrative (example of media release coverage)
  • Natasha's CAMRT webinar: "Mammography in Patients with Physical Disabilities" (free for CAMRT members)
  • Mount Sinai Hospital tip sheet: "Creating an Enabling Environment in Mammography"
  • Lene's blog" "The Seated View"
  • "Am I ableist?" - Free e-book by Dalhousie medical students Abbey MacLellen, Marihan Farid and Zach Ford written with disability activists
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