Healthcare Access

People with disabilities experience a range of physical, programmatic, and systemic barriers when they try to access healthcare. We work out ways to apply existing laws and principles of disability non-discrimination in the complicated context of how health care services are delivered in this country.

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Public Comment

Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund Submits Comments to the Nassau County Legislature Opposing Proposed “Mask Transparency Act”

  • Healthcare Access
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Press Release, Statement

Disability Groups Condemn Mask Bans, Urge Lawmakers to Protect Rights

  • Healthcare Access

Press Release

Moyle v. United States and its Potential Implications for Pregnant People with Disabilities in Need of Emergency Abortion Care

  • Healthcare Access
  • Reproductive Justice
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The Case for Including Functional Limitation Measures in Electronic Health Records 201

DREDF Comments on Affordable Care Act Section 1557 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking