Category Archives: Day of Mourning

Autistic Self Advocacy Network Leads National Disability Day of Mourning

February 28, 2024ASAN, Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, Day of Mourning, homicide, murder, Our News & Commentary BlogASAN, Autistic Self Advocacy Network, Day of Mourning, homicide, murderDiane Coleman

The Autistic Self Advocacy Network will lead disability organizations and advocates across the country in the thirteenth annual Disability Day of Mourning this Friday. Below is ASAN’s message about the vigils being held in memory of disabled lives lost and how you can participate. ASAN’s Message: In the past five years, over 570 people with … Continue reading Autistic Self Advocacy Network Leads National Disability Day of Mourning →

Join Annual Disability Day of Mourning Events March 1st

February 24, 2022Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, Day of Mourning, domestic violence, elder abuse, homicide, Homicide / 'Mercy Killing', murder, Our News & Commentary BlogDay of Mourning, homicide, mercy killingDiane Coleman

For National Virtual event 4:00 pm, go HERE. For New York virtual event: MARCH 1, 3:30pm, Register HERE. For OTHER CITIES, check HERE. People with disabilities are twice as likely as non-disabled people to be victims of violent crime. Every year, the national media covers dozens of stories about murders of people with disabilities by family members or … Continue reading Join Annual Disability Day of Mourning Events March 1st →

Carol Cleigh Sutton: Ableism Is Violence

June 27, 2021ableism, better dead than disabled, bigotry, Carol Cleigh Sutton, Day of Mourning, guest blog, Homicide / 'Mercy Killing', Our News & Commentary Blog, quality of life judgmentsDiane Coleman

Listening to the other presenters, many of whom mentioned ableism, but most especially to the names being read – for more than an hour – during the Disability Day of Mourning, something I’ve known for years snapped into focus and demanded to be written: Ableism is Violence. The problem is Abled Chauvinism. Like men vis … Continue reading Carol Cleigh Sutton: Ableism Is Violence →

Video of the Day of Mourning – A Quiet Call for Justice

February 28, 2019Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, center for disability rights, Day of Mourning, Homicide / 'Mercy Killing', Our News & Commentary BlogAutistic Self Advocacy Network, Center for Disability Rights, Day of Mourning, homicide, videoDiane Coleman

A month ago, we shared an announcement from the Autistic Self Advocacy Network asking people to participate in the annual Day of Mourning. On Friday, March 1st, the disability community will gather across the nation to remember these disabled victims of filicide – disabled people murdered by their family members or caregivers. In the year since … Continue reading Video of the Day of Mourning – A Quiet Call for Justice →

From ASAN: Sign up to be a Day of Mourning Vigil Site Coordinator!

February 2, 2019Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, Day of Mourning, homicide, Homicide / 'Mercy Killing', Our News & Commentary BlogAutistic Self Advocacy Network, Day of Mourning, homicide, mercy killingDiane Coleman

[From our friends at the Autistic Self Advocacy Network:] In the past five years, over 650 people with disabilities have been murdered by their parents, relatives, or caregivers. On Friday, March 1st, the disability community will gather across the nation to remember these disabled victims of filicide – disabled people murdered by their family members or … Continue reading From ASAN: Sign up to be a Day of Mourning Vigil Site Coordinator! →