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DREDF Calls for Effective Communication in COVID Treatment - Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund
DREDF, the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum, the National Health Law Program, and 6 other organizations that advocate on behalf of Limited English Proficient populations and people with communication disabilities wrote a joint letter to Congress May 29. The letter urges federal lawmakers to provide funding, resources, and oversight to ensure that entities supporting the health of communities across the country during the COVID-19 pandemic provide the fully accessible and translated written and oral communication needed for equally effective healthcare.We write to you in support of ensuring the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic adequately meets the communication and language access needs of these populations that has yet to be addressed by your response legislation400 Civil Rights organizations call on Congressional leadership to rectify the legacy of white supremacy and anti-black racism causing police violence against Black people across the United States.