crisis

Given how little has been done in Congress in recent years, one might think that bipartisanism is a four-letter word. America's system of government was designed to achieve a real compromise between east and west, city and country. The US…

In recent weeks, the disability community and its allies have expressed great concern about a huge gap in the workforce who support the daily lives of people with disabilities. On Monday, May 24th, a large crowd of advocates gathered…

For a city as opulent as San Francisco, it has long been staggering to see the extreme poverty of the people homeless on its streets. Downtown tents, makeshift cardboard beds, and human excrement litter the sidewalks. Impoverished…

Links to the breadcrumb trail opinion Op-Ed Opinion: The vast majority of homes are built with no consideration for accessibility or even adaptability, which means that more and more people cannot find a home that suits…

For Renna Gayde, home means everything. "It's my safe base. It's a place where I can take care of my children, it's a place where I can be safe," said Ms. Gayde.Important points:Rents have risen and vacancy rates are at a record lowSome…

Arizona's standards for allocating scarce medical resources during crises like the COVID-19 pandemic have been revised to resolve a month-long federal complaint.The state's revised Crisis Standards of Care now reflect "legal requirements…

The United States Department of Health's Office of Human Rights (OCR) has resolved a complaint against the state of Arizona regarding its Crisis Standards Policy ("CSC"). The complaint was filed by the…

I am the parent of a 10 year old child with complex and medically intensive disabilities. The disabled community has been incredibly friendly and I was fortunate enough to learn more about how adults with disabilities fit into the…

Most of the existing Covid-19 recovery data is piecemeal. A large part of this comes from patient groups such as ours or country-specific studies.Even so, these early studies have provided some insight into what Covid-19 recoveries might…

On March 28, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Department of Civil Rights opened an investigation into recently released triage protocols for critical care.1 Disability rights advocates urge Congress to stop triage of…