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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Report

Equity for Whom? How Private Equity and the Punishment Bureaucracy Exploit Disabled People

  • Education
  • Healthcare Access
  • Housing
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Press Release

California Disability Leadership Alliance Releases “State of the State” Report, Calling for Bold Action on Disability Rights

  • Education
  • Healthcare Access
  • Housing
  • Transportation
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Legislative Position

State of the State: California Disability Policy in 2024

  • Education
  • Healthcare Access
  • Housing
  • Transportation
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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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