Covid Long Haulers Spark Call for Increased Disability Funding
A new report calls for increased federal funding for rental assistance, nutrition programs and disability insurance.
U.S. President Joe Biden, center, gives a pen to Senator Patrick Leahy, left, during an event marking the 31st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act on July 26, 2021. Covid-19 survivors with lingering symptoms, who call themselves long haulers, can be protected under the ADA, according to recent guidance from the Justice Department and the Department of Health and Human Services.
Photographer: Stefani Reynolds/BloombergLast week, the Biden Administration announced a growing number of individuals with lingering Covid-19 symptoms could qualify for disability resources and protections — a win for victims of “long Covid.”
That could bring more harm than good to the disability community if funding for health, housing and social programs isn’t increased, a new report from the Center for American Progress finds.