• Brazen pandemic-era discrimination spurred new protections for patients with disabilities 

    Pervasive bias in the health system against patients with disabilities became glaringly apparent during the COVID-19 pandemic.  News organizations alerted the public about state triage plans that deprioritized people with disabilities for life-saving treatments and hospital visitor bans that barred patients with cognitive and communication disabilities from being accompanied by family members.  Stories also covered…

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