Posts Tagged ‘coronavirus’
Medical Providers May Not Deny Medical Care Based on Disabilities
The New York Times reports: “Federal civil rights office rejects rationing medical care based on disability or age.” The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ civil rights office told medical providers on Saturday that they may not deny medical care to people on the basis of their disabilities or age during the coronavirus emergency.…
Read MoreImportant Update Regarding 2020 SOFT Conference
To Our SOFT Family: SOFT is an organization that has always and will always put families first. In light of the arrival of COVID-19 in the United States, the Board of Directors convened to discuss appropriate actions that should be taken in order to keep our members, and most importantly our SOFT children, safe. We…
Read MoreA Message from the SOFT Medical and Scientific Advisory Board Regarding Covid-19
To Our SOFT Family: You likely know by now that the 2020 SOFT Conference will be postponed until July 2021 due to concerns for our health related to the coronavirus. While updates on COVID-19 (coronavirus illness) pandemic are publicized on the TV news regularly and are widely available online, the Medical & Scientific Advisory Board of SOFT considered…
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