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As the Threat of Triage Grows, Disability Rights Advocacy Is Needed More Than Ever
April 6, 2020 - 1:29 pm
On Friday, April 3rd, six leading disability rights attorneys and their respective organizations issued a statement entitled Applying HHS’s Guidance for States and Health Care Providers on Avoiding Disability-Based Discrimination in Treatment Rationing. The statement, which helps to interpret the federal bulletin … Continue reading As the Threat of Triage Grows, Disability Rights Advocacy Is Needed More Than Ever →
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DREDF Brief: The Illegality of Medical Rationing on the Basis of Disability
March 28, 2020 - 4:41 pm
Huge admiration and gratitude to our colleagues at DREDF for issuing a document entitled Preventing Discrimination in the Treatment of COVID-19 Patients: The Illegality of Medical Rationing on the Basis of Disability. It’s directed to “lawmakers and providers of health care, education, … Continue reading DREDF Brief: The Illegality of Medical Rationing on the Basis of Disability →
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COVID-19 Reveals A Deadly Failure of Priorities
March 17, 2020 - 7:58 pm
With the looming and imminent threat of insufficient hospital and ICU beds, medical equipment and healthcare staff, I found myself recalling an old favorite TV show from my college years. MASH (mobile army surgical hospital) created both comedy and drama around the … Continue reading COVID-19 Reveals A Deadly Failure of Priorities →
