Pillar 2

Disability Rights & Accessibility

The Problem → My Policy Plan → Outcomes

THE PROBLEM

WHAT WE'RE UP AGAINST

Californians with disabilities face barriers in nearly every part of daily life, inaccessible housing, gaps in healthcare and assistive technology, hiring discrimination, unreliable paratransit, schools that aren't truly inclusive, polling places that exclude voters, and new technologies built without accessibility in mind. One in four Californians lives with a disability, and too many are still locked out of the opportunity our state promises.

MY POLICY PLAN

WHAT WE'LL DO ON DAY ONE, AND BEYOND

Mandate universal design in all new and renovated affordable housing.

Expand Medi-Cal to fully cover assistive technology, home modifications, and mental health services.

Require living-wage jobs with reasonable accommodations and paid caregiver leave.

Invest in fully accessible public transit and paratransit with no waitlists.

Make all public schools and universities truly inclusive with Universal Design for Learning.

Reduce healthcare costs through prevention-focused healthcare reform

OUTCOMES

What success looks like

Higher employment rates for disabled Californians

Stronger families with paid caregiver support

Truly inclusive schools, transit, and ballots

“Access isn't a favor it's a right. When we design California for everyone, everyone rises. No one gets left behind on my watch.”

— SOPHIA EDUM-A-SAM

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