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Veterans groups tell Senate VA committee accessibility gaps include diagnostic equipment and facility access
Summary
Paralyzed Veterans of America, Wounded Warrior Project and others told the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs that accessibility barriers persist across VA facilities and in community care, including inaccessible diagnostic equipment and clinic layouts that impede veterans with disabilities.
Representatives of veterans service organizations told the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee that accessibility problems remain at some VA facilities and in community care, and urged the creation of a Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee.
Morgan Brown, national legislative director for Paralyzed Veterans of America, described repeated problems veterans face accessing VA care: inaccessible medical diagnostic equipment such…
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