Consider the following fictional scenario: Patient A is a 16-year-old high school student who has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair. In preparation for his school formal, he is tuxedo shopping but quickly realizes that he does not feel comfortable wearing the restrictive in-store options that are made with stiff fabrics and feature long jackets that interfere with his wheelchair and pants that were not designed to be seated in for long periods of time.

The United Nations Children’s Fund and the Global Burden of Diseases report that >10%, or 236 to 291 million children and adolescents worldwide have a disability. Close to 10% of all children and adolescents with disabilities live in North America. Reports also show that many children and adolescents with disabilities may experience suffering, hardship, and isolation stemming from a lack of access to appropriate health care services. Children with disabilities experiencing social...

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