Disability Voices: Issues, Myths and Acceptance At some point in their lives, most people will either have a disability or know someone who has a one, said Dr. Coleen Boyle with the CDC. Author: Kandace Redd Updated: 11:54 AM PDT July 27, 2021
SACRAMENTO, Calif. Monday marks the 31st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). It prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in several areas. That includes employment, transportation, public accommodations, communications and access to state and local government programs and services. I m really grateful for the ADA, said Priscilla Yeung, Senior Programs Manager at the Society for the Blind. As humans, we may come to that place to experience a disability. So, being able to have that infrastructure already in place is not just helping one group, but it s helping the whole humankind.
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New Plan Moves People with Disabilities to Front of COVID Vaccine Line
By Quinci LeGardye, California Black Media
Published February 18, 2021
On Feb. 12, after disability rights activists had blasted the state’s vaccine rollout for weeks, California officials made an announcement that might cool their criticisms.
Health officials announced that people suffering from COVID-19 co-morbidities or who are at higher risk of dying from the disease because of other medical conditions will be eligible for vaccination in March.
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“Beginning March 15, healthcare providers may use their clinical judgement to vaccinate individuals age 16-64 who are deemed to be at the very highest risk for morbidity and mortality from COVID-19,” read the California Department of Public Health bulletin.