Disability Advocates Challenge Research Claiming Access to Disability Services Is Better in Rural Communities

Access to disability services is better in rural communities than in urban ones, according to a new report from the University of Minnesota's Rural Health Research Center.

Urban residents are more likely to report barriers to accessing health care than rural residents, the report explains. The research team looked at 11 barriers to care among rural residents without disabilities, rural residents with disabilities, urban residents without disabilities, and urban residents with disabilities...