Washington, D.C. — Today, the Biden administration announced the finalization of new rules affecting Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act that will ensure the protection of disabled people from discrimination in health care and human services. In response, Mia Ives-Rublee, director of the Disability Justice Initiative at the Center for American Progress, issued the following statement:
Disabled people have faced significant discrimination when receiving health care services and when interacting with human service programs. The Biden administration’s new Section 504 rules will decrease the barriers disabled people face when attempting to receive crucial medical diagnostic information and treatment. The rules will also help increase child custody protections for disabled parents and decrease other discriminatory practices within social services that make it hard for disabled people to receive the services they need. This is a major step toward gaining greater equity for disabled people across the United States.
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