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Disability advocates urge 'disability rights into every bill,' recount traumatic ER experience
Summary
Sarah Landerbilt of the Vermont Center for Independent Living urged lawmakers to put disability rights into every bill, described a statewide in‑home vaccination program for homebound people, and related a student’s traumatic emergency‑department experience to stresses in the health system when primary care closes or relocates.
Sarah Landerbilt, director of the Vermont Center for Independent Living and president of the Vermont Coalition for Disability Rights, testified to the Senate Health & Welfare Committee on Feb. 11 on Disability Advocacy Day, urging lawmakers to incorporate disability rights into all bills that affect public health and services.
"Disability is a natural part of the human experience," Landerbilt said, summarizing the coalition’s five principles that emphasize community supports, independent…
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