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Disability advocates urge lawmakers to write disability equity into food and parks bills
Summary
A disability advocate told the Agriculture, Food Resiliency, & Forestry committee that H 4 23 and other food-system bills must include disability rights provisions so Vermonters with disabilities can access school meals, local food procurement and state parks. She cited low trail accessibility and Meals-on-Wheels for people under 60.
Sarah, testifying for the Vermont Center for Independent Living, told the House Agriculture, Food Resiliency, & Forestry committee that structural barriers in housing, food procurement and state parks create disproportionate hardship for Vermonters with disabilities and urged lawmakers to embed disability protections in H 4 23 and related proposals.
"Food access is a disability rights issue," Sarah said, noting that disabled Vermonters experience high rates of…
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