State Department Disability Policy and Accommodations Act

The State Department Disability Policy and Accommodations Act requires the Department of State to develop a formal disability inclusion policy for all foreign assistance within one year. It establishes an Office of International Disability Rights headed by an Ambassador-at-Large to coordinate disability inclusion efforts across the U.S. government and mandates disability inclusion training for all State Department personnel. The bill also requires accessibility improvements for diplomatic facilities, including websites and physical spaces, and creates the Judy Heumann Foreign Service Disability Fellowship program to place State Department staff with disability organizations. Annual reports to Congress will track implementation progress, disability-inclusive programming, facility accessibility, and data collection related to disability rights efforts.