1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Equality for Families with Disabilities Act . 2. Finding The Congress finds that title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 protect qualified individuals with disabilities, which can include children, parents, legal guardians, relatives, other caregivers, foster and adoptive parents, and individuals seeking to become foster or adoptive parents, from discrimination by child welfare agencies and courts. 3. State plan requirements for protecting individuals with disabilities who are parents, legal guardians, relatives, other caregivers, foster or adoptive parents, or individuals seeking to become foster or adoptive parents (a) In general Section 422(b) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 622(b) ) is amended— (1) by striking and at the end of paragraph (18); (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (19) and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (20) provide that the State will, in consultation with individuals with experience with the child welfare system who are parents or caregivers with a disability, or who are individuals whose parent or caregiver had a disability, develop and explain the procedural safeguards and supportive parenting services provided to individuals with disabilities who are parents, legal guardians, relatives, other caregivers, foster or adoptive parents, or individuals seeking to become foster or adoptive parents, from the time of earliest interaction with a family through any ongoing judicial or administrative proceeding, including a description of how each such individual receives— (A) a fact-specific, individualized parenting assessment that does not rely on generalizations but evaluates the strengths, needs, and capabilities of the individual with a disability, based on objective evidence, personal circumstances, and demonstrated competencies; and (B) parenting education that is peer-reviewed or a best practice for use