ED screenings should be updated with disability-specific regulations to prevent symptoms from being dismissed as “just part of the disability.”

Disabled individuals often face heavy discrimination and exclusion in medical care. This results in worsened ED symptoms when providers misattribute or do not recognize them.


Ableism Creates Barriers in Healthcare


Steinhoff, Molly Fennig, et al. “Disabilities and Eating Disorders: A Theoretical Model and Call for Research.” Eating Behaviors, vol. 56, 2025, 101951. Elsevier, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2025.101951.

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