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. 2024 Mar 9;34(3):561–569. doi: 10.1007/s40670-024-02004-0

Table 1.

Disability curricular elements

Activity Description Length
Didactic lecture Communication etiquette with PWD 1 h
Come Roll with Me Interprofessional experience with DPT students and wheelchair users from the community to learn about health disparities for PWD 2 h
United Ability

One of three activities at a local non-profit agency that provides day services for IDD:

1) Destigmatizing going to the doctor

2) Prepare a healthy meal

3) Exercise

2 h
Debrief Small group debrief led by faculty in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 1.5 h
Patient presentations Two large group patient presentations associated with content on muscle disease and skeletal dysplasia 2 h

PWD persons with disabilities, DPT doctor of physical therapy, IDD intellectual and developmental disability