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To the Editor: The Americans with Disabilities Act requires equal access to services, including health care, and it applies not only to those with physical needs, such as wheelchair access, but also to those with disabilities affecting communication. We examined the frequency of such communication barriers among patients on a general medical inpatient service to assess the need for special accommodations for patients with these disabilities.

We evaluated a convenience sample of 611 patients admitted a total of 679 times to a general medical service at a university hospital. Simple functional criteria gave a practical assessment of accommodation needs. The . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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