{"id":2688,"date":"2023-05-04T00:17:25","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T04:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mrctcenter.org\/diversity-in-clinical-research\/?page_id=2688"},"modified":"2024-04-02T18:09:21","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T18:09:21","slug":"abd_toolkit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mrctcenter.org\/diversity-in-clinical-research\/tools\/abd_toolkit\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessibility by Design (AbD) Toolkit"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1682714905968{margin-top: 8px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>About<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Accessibility by Design (AbD) in Clinical Research Toolkit is a comprehensive resource intended to be used by sponsors, institutions, investigators, ethics committees\/IRBs, participants, and patient advocacy groups to support greater inclusion of people with disabilities in clinical research. 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