Disabled North Carolina residents say a mask restriction that is under consideration in the state legislature would make it harder for them to access parts of their communities, pushing them back into isolation.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis law says to them that you are not welcome in our community and we don\u2019t value your presence to accommodate your need to wear a mask,\u201d Tara Muller, a policy attorney at Disability Rights North Carolina, told ABC News.<\/p>\n
House Bill 237, dubbed the \u201cUnmasking Mobs and Criminals\u201d bill, would repeal a COVID-19 pandemic exception that allowed people to wear a face mask in public. It allows exceptions for holiday costumes, rituals or ceremonies, theatrical productions, gas masks or employment-based usage, but would remove the ability for someone to wear a mask to ensure \u201cthe physical health or safety of the wearer or others.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Disabled North Carolina residents say a mask restriction that is under consideration in the state legislature would make it harder for them to access parts of their communities, pushing them back into isolation.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis law says to them that you are not welcome in our community and we don\u2019t value your presence to accommodate your need to wear a mask,\u201d Tara Muller, a policy attorney at Disability Rights North Carolina, told ABC News.<\/p>\n
House Bill 237, dubbed the \u201cUnmasking Mobs and Criminals\u201d bill, would repeal a COVID-19 pandemic exception that allowed people to wear a face mask in public. It allows exceptions for holiday costumes, rituals or ceremonies, theatrical productions, gas masks or employment-based usage, but would remove the ability for someone to wear a mask to ensure \u201cthe physical health or safety of the wearer or others.\u201d<\/p>\n