Remote Accessibility Act (2020)
Draft 2 of the Remote Accessibility Act (2020, Richey):
a) Everyone living in [place], and/or working for an enterprise based in [place], has the right to apply for work, interview for work, and work remotely to the fullest extent possible.
b) Everyone living in [place], and/or receiving healthcare from an entity based in [place], has the right to both remote medical visits and remotely-accessible medical treatment to the fullest extent possible.
c) Everyone living in [place] has the right to perform civic duties and obligations, including but not limited to voting, paying taxes, obtaining identification, and paying fines, remotely to the fullest extent possible.
d) Everyone living in [place], and/or studying at a school based in [place], has the right to study and complete programs of education remotely to the fullest extent possible.
e) The [political unit] of [place] officially declares that everyone, especially everyone living in the [political unit] of [place], regardless of citizenship status, has the full right to avoid unnecessarily risking disability/pre-existing condition, either to themselves or to others, in performing essential life functions including working for money, obtaining essential supplies for life, getting healthcare, performing civic duties and obligations, and attending school, to the fullest extent possible.
f) Employers can no longer require travel or in-person attendance to any event or activity of any kind to keep employment or the full required certifications for (continued) employment; to obtain rewards, bonuses, pay raises, or promotions; or to avoid penalties, pay reductions, or demotions in positions that do not require physical presence at a specific location for the core of the job to be performed.
g) State aid for businesses, etc. of any kind and all kinds will be prioritized in its application for improving the remote accessibility of its goods and services.















