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.

Latest Updates

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Press Release

DREDF Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Minor Denied Access to Hospital Emergency Department with Service Dog

  • Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Healthcare Access
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Action Alert

Action Alert: Tell Governor Gavin Newsom to Sign AB 1147

  • Healthcare Access
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Publication, Resource

Know Your Rights: Mask Bans on California College Campuses

  • Civil Rights
  • Healthcare Access
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Our Campaign for Disability Healthcare Justice

HEALTHCARE STORIES are free, short videos that illustrate the obstacles and barriers that still stand in the way of getting appropriate health care for many people with disabilities. The project began collecting stories in 2011.

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Go to Healthcare Stories