Alison Allen

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Disability Community Briefing: What You Can Do to Stop the Attack on Section 504. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the... In September 2024, a group of 17 states filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government called Texas v. Becerra. The lawsuit asks the court to get rid of Section 504 and its regulations. Section 504 is a ...

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February 12, 2025, at 9:30 AM PT / 12:30 PM ET — Disability Community Briefing on the lawsuit threatening Section 504, a crucial disability rights law.

17 states are suing to eliminate these protections.

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Attorney General Bonta Reminds Hospitals and Clinics of Anti-Discrimination Laws Amid Executive Order on Gender Affirming Care Warns Children’s Hospital Los Angeles of potential violations of state anti-discrimination laws OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today reminded California hospitals and federally-funded...

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Children’s Hospital Los Angeles announces major change to transgender care policy LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has announced that it is pausing transgender hormonal therapy for patients under the age of 19. In a statement issued Tuesday, hospi…

Do better Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA):
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Don't put LQBTQIA+ lives and physical and mental health at risk. Denying these rights creates a dangerous environment for these communities to seek medical care.

-Respecting an individual's decisions for treatment plans between the patient and provider, or in the instance of minors, the family, patient, and provider.

Gender affirming care looks like:
-Preferred name
-Preferred pronouns
-Placing a patient in the correct room (semi-private rooms don't allow male and female patients to be roomed together).

"Gender affirming care" is more than hormone replacement therapy (HRT), more than surgeries, and more than counseling services for "gender dysphoria."

Meet the Americans who still take COVID-19 precautions seriously People with immune system health problems continue to take precautions against COVID-19 five years into the pandemic.

“Who are the people still cautious about COVID-19? They include young caregivers of vulnerable relatives, people with chronic health conditions, and families rallying around a loved one."

#washyourhands
#spreadkindnessnotgerms

"Protecting your fragile heart can be an act of rebellion. Don’t be afraid to love and laugh and find joy and silliness even in the hard times.

Especially in the hard times.

Don’t underestimate the beautiful works of love and kindness and help that you put out into the world."