Disability rights groups settle with Idaho Legislature over COVID-19 risks Hayat Norimine, The Idaho Statesman
Mar. 5 Disability rights groups have settled a lawsuit with the Idaho Legislature, House Speaker Scott Bedke and Senate President Pro-Tem Chuck Winder over COVID-19 risks in the Statehouse.
Five advocacy groups and two Idaho residents negotiated a consent decree that allows people with disabilities to testify remotely in public hearings and participate in activities at the Idaho Capitol while limiting risks of exposure to the coronavirus.
The agreement filed Thursday lays out a set of requirements for legislative leaders, which include employing a third party to recommend improvements to digital access of meetings and documents. The Legislature will pay the third party s fees, which must not exceed $5,500.
Disability rights groups settle with Idaho Legislature over COVID-19 risks
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(RNS) There are no signs in front yards hailing the men and women who sometimes wryly call themselves “last responders.”
But for funeral directors across the country, like medical professionals, this has been a year like no other.
“There is no way to explain it,” said Stephen Kemp, 61, director of Kemp Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Southfield, Michigan, which borders Detroit. “I will never forget it as long as I live. In terms of sheer volume, it was surreal.”
In a normal month, Kemp estimates, he handles arrangements for about 30 bodies. In April, said Kemp, he did 152, mostly African American men. Now, even as his monthly toll has settled to about 40, he’s seeing people with comorbid conditions succumbing to the long-term effects of the disease.