That meeting started our fledgling Right To Mask Coalition, which includes Care Not COVID Chicagoland, a grassroots group I co-founded that advocates for safer healthcare settings, as well as two independent living nonprofits that provide support for people with disabilities and the Arc of Illinois, which helps those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. First, our coalition outlined the broad goals of the bill: anyone is allowed to wear medical masks and respirators in any place of public accommodation throughout the state; people cannot be discriminated or retaliated against for wearing one; no one can forcibly remove your mask. You can start a bill to ban mask bans in your state, too