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Disability Rights California (DRC) applauds recent federal agency rules and actions which greatly improve health access and discrimination protections for disabled Americans.

A sweeping rule issued on May 1st by the U.S. Health and Human Services agency strengthens civil rights protections, addresses discrimination in medical treatment and equipment and ensures accessible web content and mobile apps.

On June 28, 2024, Federal Court Judge Jesus Bernal issued a historic permanent injunction in C.B. v. Moreno Valley Unified School District et al., in which he ordered Defendant Moreno Valley Unified School District (MVUSD) to make extensive district-wide changes, as well as reduce its reliance on school police and security officers to respond to students with disabilities. Plaintiff C.B., a Black child with disabilities, filed a lawsuit against the District after, at the age of ten and weighing hardly 70 pounds, he was repeatedly tackled

In a recent interview, actor Colin Farrell, 48, discussed his son James, who is 20 years old and living with Angelman syndrome. Speaking to People magazine, Farrell expressed concerns about the challenges that individuals with disabilities and their caregivers face as they transition out of support programs.

During her initial year at Harvard Medical School, MD student Lilly Montesano Scheibe was diagnosed with narcolepsy with cataplexy, a neurological disorder causing extreme daytime drowsiness and sudden muscle weakness. The diagnosing physician advised Montesano Scheibe, a medical student,