Is Long COVID a Disability? Lex Frieden (an ADA author) on Civil Rights in a Pandemic – Ask Dr. Drew – Episode 108

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🗓️ 10 August 2022

⏱️ 74 minutes

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[Broadcast on 7/27/2022] This week marks the 32nd anniversary of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act. Lex Frieden, one of the ADA's architects, joins Ask Dr. Drew LIVE to discuss civil rights and how the ADA protects COVID-19 long-haulers from discrimination in employment, transportation, and equal access. Lex Frieden, MA, LLD (hon) is a professor at UT Health School of Biomedical Informatics and directs the Independent Living Research Utilization program at The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research at Memorial Hermann. He is best known as being one of the architects of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). July 26, 2022, was the 32nd anniversary of this landmark legislation. Follow Lex at https://twitter.com/LexFrieden. Ask Dr. Drew is produced by Kaleb Nation (https://kalebnation.com) and Susan Pinsky (http://twitter.com/firstladyoflove). This show is for entertainment and/or informational purposes only, and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. SPONSORED BY • GENUCEL - Using a proprietary base formulated by a pharmacist, Genucel has created skincare that can dramatically improve the appearance of facial redness and under-eye puffiness. Genucel uses clinical levels of botanical extracts in their cruelty-free, natural, made-in-the-USA line of products. Get 10% off with promo code DREW at https://genucel.com/drew GEAR PROVIDED BY • BLUE MICS - After more than 30 years in broadcasting, Dr. Drew's iconic voice has reached pristine clarity through Blue Microphones. But you don't need a fancy studio to sound great with Blue's lineup: ranging from high-quality USB mics like the Yeti, to studio-grade XLR mics like Dr. Drew's Blueberry. Find your best sound at https://drdrew.com/blue • ELGATO - Every week, Dr. Drew broadcasts live shows from his home studio under soft, clean lighting from Elgato's Key Lights. From the control room, the producers manage Dr. Drew's streams with a Stream Deck XL, and ingest HD video with a Camlink 4K. Add a professional touch to your streams or Zoom calls with Elgato. See how Elgato's lights transformed Dr. Drew's set: https://drdrew.com/sponsors/elgato/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today we are going to pay an homage to an important anniversary and birth date of the Americans
0:06.6	with Disabilities Act, 32 years old, I believe yesterday. One of the authors is Lex Frieden,
0:11.7	professor of UT Health at the UT Health School about medical informatics, as well as directing
0:17.2	the independent living research utilization program at the Institute of Rehab and Research at Memorial Herman.
0:23.6	Again, one of the architects of the American with Disabilities Act of 1990,
0:27.5	we're going to talk a little bit about how much that has done and what has left to be done
0:31.6	and perhaps even sort of folded into the current issue of COVID and long COVID.
0:36.8	There's all this consternation and sort of
0:39.4	really excesses in the press about a wave of disability, but that doesn't minimize the fact
0:46.3	that there will be people that will have disability for sure, like with any serious illness.
0:50.3	And we'll sort of talk about what the American with Disabilities Act has done to protect all of us.
0:55.3	Particularly as we age, we all may become increasingly relevant.
0:59.3	So let's get right to it.
1:02.2	Our laws as it pertain to substances are draconian and bizarre.
1:06.6	A psychopaths start this fact.
1:07.8	He was an alcoholic because of social media and pornography,
1:11.0	PTSD, love addiction.
1:12.6	Fentanyl and heroin, ridiculous.
1:14.9	I'm a doctor for a .
1:16.4	Say, where the hell you think I learned that?
1:18.2	I'm just saying, you go to treatment before you kill people.
1:21.3	I am a clinician.
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