SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court said Friday that California prison officials must promptly investigate and record all allegations of inmates who claim they are being deprived of disability accommodations.

The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a 2012 order by a lower court that required the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to investigate and record disabled inmates’ grievances, such as providing beds for prisoners with limited mobility.

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