#WASHINGTON: If you are denied equal access (facilities, goods, services, experience) to a public business - treated differently than others -- due to not wearing a mask b/c of a medical exemption, report it. You are a protected class group!
#INFO: The Order from @WADeptHealth that also provides exemptions (as referenced above):
Legal Text from " #ADA CFR 28 Title III Section B":

#MaskUp #MaskUpWA #ADA #DisabilityRights #disabilities
Disabilities
#COMPLAINT: Here is a link to file an ADA complaint form online if you are discriminated against:

https://www.ada.gov/filing_complaint.htm

#MaskUpWA #MaskUp #ADA #Discrimination #DisabilityRights #DisabilityVisibility
#COMPLAINT: Here is a link to file a WA Office of the Attorney General consumer complaint form online if you are discriminated against:

https://fortress.wa.gov/atg/formhandler/ago/ComplaintForm.aspx

#MaskUpWA #MaskUp #ConsumerRights #ADA #Discrimination #DisabilityRights #DisabilityVisibility
#CIVILRIGHTS: #GUIDANCE: Attorney General Barr at @TheJusticeDept says civil rights cannot be suspended in an emergency, #ADA is a civil right (per SCOTUS):
#CIVILRIGHTS: #GUIDANCE: Attorney General Barr at @TheJusticeDept says civil rights cannot be suspended in an emergency, #ADA is a civil right (per SCOTUS):
#CIVILRIGHTS: #GUIDANCE: Attorney General Barr at @TheJusticeDept says civil rights cannot be suspended in an emergency, #ADA is a civil right (per SCOTUS):
#SOURCE: Here is the Tweet from @TheJusticeDept about this issue: https://twitter.com/TheJusticeDept/status/1254859209302093824?s=20
#SCIENCE: Oxygen depletion can cause serious harm to affected persons, those at risk from this condition: https://twitter.com/NwoArchive/status/1277369407224918018?s=20
#SCIENCE: Headaches reported correspond with test results for safe breathing levels from #OSHA, they are a symptom associated with depletion of breathable atmosphere: https://twitter.com/skifflegirl/status/1276277106884788225?s=20
#WORKERSAFETY: These #OSHA rules for SAFE BREATHING LEVELS APPLY TO ALL WORKPLACES: "OSHA considers ANY atmosphere with an oxygen level below 19.5 percent to be oxygen-deficient and immediately DANGEROUS TO LIFE OR HEALTH.”

https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/standardinterpretations/2007-04-02-0
#WORKERSAFETY: These #OSHA rules for SAFE BREATHING LEVELS APPLY TO ALL WORKPLACES: "OSHA considers ANY atmosphere with an oxygen level below 19.5 percent to be oxygen-deficient and immediately DANGEROUS TO LIFE OR HEALTH.” https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/standardinterpretations/2007-04-02-0
#WORKERSAFETY: These #OSHA rules for SAFE BREATHING LEVELS APPLY TO ALL WORKPLACES: "OSHA considers ANY atmosphere with an oxygen level below 19.5 percent to be oxygen-deficient and immediately DANGEROUS TO LIFE OR HEALTH.” https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/standardinterpretations/2007-04-02-0
#SYMPTOMS: Onset #COPD is a dangerous condition which can be caused by Face Masks "A group of conditions that cause breathing difficulties... COPD is linked to a condition called hypoxia, which occurs when your blood doesn’t have enough oxygen." https://www.healthline.com/health/copd/headache
COPD and Headaches: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

Headaches from COPD stem from a lack of oxygen, combined with an excess of carbon dioxide. Find out how to identify and manage these headaches.

https://www.healthline.com/health/copd/headache
#RISKFACTOR: While #covid19 #coronavirus infections are rising (due to testing volumes), deaths are falling dramatically -- meaning the virus itself is not as deadly as once thought and that we have acquired immunities:
https://twitter.com/PNWForestKing/status/1280357443273252864?s=19
#GUIDANCE: This is NOT AN ORDER, but appears to be the "guidance" provided by @GovInslee (as posted by the @WADeptHealth - and conspicuously missing from the Governor's "Orders" page on the State website):

https://coronavirus.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2020-07/Overview%20of%20mask%20order_July7.pdf
#GUIDANCE: This is NOT AN ORDER, but appears to be the "guidance" provided by @GovInslee (as posted by the @WADeptHealth - and conspicuously missing from the Governor's "Orders" page on the State website): https://coronavirus.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2020-07/Overview%20of%20mask%20order_July7.pdf
#GUIDANCE: This is NOT AN ORDER, but appears to be the "guidance" provided by @GovInslee (as posted by the @WADeptHealth - and conspicuously missing from the Governor's "Orders" page on the State website): https://coronavirus.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2020-07/Overview%20of%20mask%20order_July7.pdf
#MUZZLEFEED: Update to the #BuzzFeed style video for your ADA / OSHA / Workplace / General rights for masks (includes today's "guidance" from @GovInslee): #MaskUpWA #MaskUp #DisabilityRights #WorkerRights
https://twitter.com/PNWForestKing/status/1280723734622400512?s=20
https://twitter.com/PNWForestKing/status/1280754324642004992?s=20
#PROPAGANDA: @GovInslee pushing "3 million infections" propaganda for #covid19 #coronavirus, while #H1N1 literally had 61M cases...

https://twitter.com/GovInslee/status/1280913604523356161?s=20
https://twitter.com/PNWForestKing/status/1280920555097481216?s=20
#EXAMPLE: https://twitter.com/PNWForestKing/status/1280933455295987718?s=20
#DECEPTIVEPRACTICES: https://twitter.com/Jim_Brunner/status/1280324285970526209?s=19
#RE: https://twitter.com/GovInslee/status/1280296348990889985?s=19
#DISCRIMINATION #INCIDENT: https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/heated-exchange-over-masks-at-long-island-dairy-queen-caught-on-camera/2505051/
Heated Exchange Over Masks at Long Island Dairy Queen Caught on Camera

A Dairy Queen customer on Long Island was flipped off by the manager after he asked them why employees weren’t wearing masks. The caught-on-camera incident is one of many across the country that...

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/heated-exchange-over-masks-at-long-island-dairy-queen-caught-on-camera/2505051/
#SCIENCE: Study - MEDICAL MASKS (not cloth face coverings): @AK4WA

"In pooled analysis, we found NO SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION in INFLUENZA TRANSMISSION with the use of face masks (RR 0.78, 95% CI 0.51–1.20; I2 = 30%, p = 0.25) (Figure 2)."

https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/5/19-0994_article
#SCIENCE: Placebo affect, re: cloth face coverings:

"Our findings suggest that a homemade mask should only be considered as a last resort to prevent droplet transmission from infected individuals, but it would be better than no protection. "

@AK4WA https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24229526/ 
Testing the Efficacy of Homemade Masks: Would They Protect in an Influenza Pandemic? - PubMed

Our findings suggest that a homemade mask should only be considered as a last resort to prevent droplet transmission from infected individuals, but it would be better than no protection.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24229526/
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