Category Archives: ASAN

NDY Press Release: NDY Files Brief In New Mexico Assisted Suicide Case

October 1, 2015ADAPT, Americans with Disabilities Act, amicus brief, ASAN, assisted suicide, Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, dredf, national council on independent living, New Mexico, Our News & Commentary Blog, United Spinal Assn.amicus brief, assisted suicide, New MexicoDiane Coleman

[Editor’s Note: The October 1, 2015 press release below is also available online in PDF format through PRWeb here. The friend-of-the-court brief described in the release can be read here.] Not Dead Yet and Five Other National Disability Groups File Friend of the Court Brief in New Mexico Supreme Court in Assisted Suicide Case On … Continue reading NDY Press Release: NDY Files Brief In New Mexico Assisted Suicide Case →

NDY Press Release: Disability rights advocates are having a busy week opposing legalization of assisted suicide

July 10, 2015aid in dying, ASAN, assisted suicide, Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, Californians Against Assisted Suicide, dignity, dredf, Marilyn Golden, national council on independent living, Our News & Commentary Blog, press releaseassisted suicide, Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, Dredf, Marilyn Golden, National Council on Independent Living, Tennessee Disability Coalition, Tennessee Not Dead YetDiane Coleman

[Editor’s note: The PRWeb version of this press release including a photo of NDY Board Chair Anne Sommers is available in pdf format here.] Not Dead Yet leaders as well as advocates from several national and local disability rights groups are having a busy week opposing assisted suicide laws being considered by legislatures in California … Continue reading NDY Press Release: Disability rights advocates are having a busy week opposing legalization of assisted suicide →

Not Dead Yet, ASAN and NCIL Weigh In on IOM Report on Dying in America

March 19, 2015"end of life", advance directives, ASAN, Institute of Medicine, national council on independent living, Our News & Commentary BlogAutistic Self-Advocacy Network, Institute of Medicine, National Council on Independent LivingDiane Coleman

The Institute of Medicine recently solicited organizational statements of commitment in connection with its report on Dying in America. The IOM is holding a meeting on Friday, March 20 that’s open to the public and accessible online. Not Dead Yet committed to work on advance care planning and professional education. To be honest, we aren’t … Continue reading Not Dead Yet, ASAN and NCIL Weigh In on IOM Report on Dying in America →

Belated Update on Wisconsin Case: ASAN Files Second Amicus Brief for NDY and 13 Other Disability Groups

February 15, 2015amicus brief, ASAN, Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, developmental disabilities, Dr. Norman Fost, life-sustaining treatment, medical discrimination, protection and advocacy, WisconsinAutistic Self-Advocacy Network, Friend of the Court Brief, WisconsinDiane Coleman

[This announcement is from the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) and originally appeared on Feb. 2, 2015.] On Monday January 26, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, Not Dead Yet, and 13 other disability rights organizations filed a second amicus brief in a case defending the rights of people with disabilities to basic medical care. Disability … Continue reading Belated Update on Wisconsin Case: ASAN Files Second Amicus Brief for NDY and 13 Other Disability Groups →

NDY Joins Autistic Self Advocacy Network, ADAPT and NCIL in Annual Day of Mourning

January 25, 2015abuse, ADAPT, ASAN, Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, Day of Mourning, domestic violence, homicide, murder, national council on independent living, Our News & Commentary BlogAutistic Self-Advocacy Network, Day of MourningDiane Coleman

To any media observer, a disproportionate number of people with disabilities who have been killed by their parents have autism. Therefore, it’s not surprising that the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) has led the way for all of us in publicly mourning these horrific tragedies. The following message is from ASAN: In the past five … Continue reading NDY Joins Autistic Self Advocacy Network, ADAPT and NCIL in Annual Day of Mourning →