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A disabled teen stuck in a hospital for six years finally goes to her own home
This week, a disabled young woman moved out of a hospital to her own apartment. The Trump Administration celebrated its role in this. Even though it’s ending the federal program that made it possible.
The disabled teen stuck in a hospital for six years finally gets her own home
When a disabled young woman moved out of a hospital to her own apartment, the Trump administration celebrated — even though it’s ending the federal program that made it possible.
As Hospitals Fear Being Overwhelmed By COVID-19, Do The Disabled Get The Same Access?
In an Oregon hospital, a disabled woman fought for her life as her friends and advocates pleaded for proper care. Her case raises the question: Are disabled lives equally valued during a pandemic?
HHS Warns States Not To Put People With Disabilities At The Back Of The Line For Care
States are preparing guidelines for when there’s not enough care to go around. Disability groups are worried that those standards will allow rationing that excludes people with disabilities.
People With Disabilities Say Rationing Care Policies Violate Civil Rights
People with disabilities are asking the federal government to stop state and hospital policies that they fear will ration care in favor of younger and healthier people.
Disability Groups File Federal Complaint About COVID-19 Care Rationing Plans
People with disabilities are asking the federal government to stop what they say are care-rationing plans from states and hospitals, which could possibly deny them treatment for COVID-19.
