People with autism face tremendous barriers in getting the medical care they need. That’s one conclusion from a recent Massachusetts commission report. For patients who are unable to communicate with their doctors, the obstacles are even greater. More broadly this raises the question, can intellectually disabled people expect the same level of medical care as everyone else? To find out, Rachel Zimmerman, co-host of WBUR’s Commonhealth blog, follows one man’s arduous journey to regain his eyesight, in this special multimedia report.
