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Vicki Leeper, a marketing specialist with Disability Action Center Northwest, from left to right, stands next to Becky Phillips and Tim Paulitz, both board members on the Pullman Community Garden council, in front of a 20-by-25-foot garden plot that will be easily accessible for at least two disabled or handicapped gardeners upon completion. Everyone in this image has been fully vaccinated.
Zach Wilkinson/Daily News City, WSU, nonprofit team up to create fully accessible plots at Koppel Farm in Pullman
By Anthony Kuipers, Daily News staff writer May 11, 2021
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Dr. David Pate, the former CEO of St. Luke’s Health System, has filed a brief in support of a lawsuit by disability rights advocates against top Republican legislators.
“The current COVID-19 precautions in Defendants’ policy that provide for optional use of masks and physical distancing inside the Idaho Capitol Building is wholly inadequate, contrary to public health advice, and not safe for anyone of any age or health status,” Pate wrote.
The plaintiffs have health conditions that put them at higher risk for severe complications if they get COVID-19. They include Ahniah Selene, who has quadriplegia and asthma and Kassie Howe, who is immunocompromised. Each said they want to testify as both private citizens and advocates on issues related to health care, disability rights and housing.