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Michael Hickson’s Widow Files Civil Case Against Guardian Agency That Consented To His Death

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[Press Release from the law firm involved:] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 16, 2021 Chicago, Illinois ROBBINS, SALOMON & PATT, LTD. SEEKS JUSTICE FOR MICHAEL HICKSON, FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST GUARDIANSHIP PROGRAM Robbins, Salomon & Patt, Ltd. (RSP) on March 10, 2021, filed a lawsuit against Family Eldercare, Inc., a Texas guardianship program and two of its … Continue reading Michael Hickson’s Widow Files Civil Case Against Guardian Agency That Consented To His Death →

30 Organizations Urge HHS/OCR To Take New Steps To Prevent Healthcare Discrimination

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Not Dead Yet, with partners the Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund and the Patients Rights Action Fund, have assembled a total of 30 disability rights and racial justice organizations to support further regulatory action by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights. Specifically, the groups are urging the formal … Continue reading 30 Organizations Urge HHS/OCR To Take New Steps To Prevent Healthcare Discrimination →

Diane Coleman: What the COVID Crisis Tells Us About the Dangers of Assisted Suicide

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The COVID pandemic revealed that people with disabilities have been denied treatment for the virus due to their disabilities and pervasive biases about their “quality of life”. This denial of care raises the very real issue that persons with disabilities are and will face similar discrimination under assisted suicide laws. Healthcare providers are the gatekeepers … Continue reading Diane Coleman: What the COVID Crisis Tells Us About the Dangers of Assisted Suicide →

NDY Applauds ADAPT of Texas Demand For Investigation of Michael Hickson’s Death

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NDY Press Release: ADAPT of Texas has issued an Independence Day announcement that disability advocates are holding a vigil at St. David’s South Austin Medical Center to support the family of Michael Hickson, a 46-year old Black man with disabilities who died after being denied COVID-19 treatment. Not Dead Yet applauds ADAPT of Texas’ demand … Continue reading NDY Applauds ADAPT of Texas Demand For Investigation of Michael Hickson’s Death →

Not Dead Yet Statement On The Murder Of George Floyd

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The murder of George Floyd by police, and the hard work of Black Lives Matter and other anti-racist groups, have focused the nation’s attention on systemic racism and injustice to an extent not seen in decades. This heinous act followed the racist killings in May of Ahmaud Aubrey, Dreasjon Reed and Breonna Taylor, and many … Continue reading Not Dead Yet Statement On The Murder Of George Floyd →