Emergency Preparedness and Response for Disabled Individuals: Implications of Recent Litigation

Lainie Rutkow; Holly A. Taylor; Lance Gable

doi:10.1111/jlme.12226

Emergency Preparedness and Response for Disabled Individuals: Implications of Recent Litigation

Lainie Rutkow, Holly A. Taylor, Lance Gable

Bloomberg School of Public Health

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Legal protections granted to disabled individuals remain in place during emergencies. This article considers lawsuits brought against Los Angeles and New York concerning their treatment of disabled individuals within their emergency plans, explores how the principle ofjustice supports these rulings, and discusses lessons learned for other localities.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	91-94
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics
Volume	43
Issue number	s1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/jlme.12226
State	Published - Mar 1 2015

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