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it was the countries with universal healthcare that impressed me the most, the way their concept of healthcare extended far beyond our idea of healthcare. For example, they included personal assistance under the concept of healthcare, with the thought that help getting dressed, going shopping, cooking, and so forth was an essential part of someone’s well-being and should be covered. But it didn’t stop there. In some countries, housing authorities received money to work with people to modify their houses or apartments and make them accessible, whether they rented or owned.
Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist
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