…o and written public comments about problems with Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) that negatively impact people with disabilities. With only two meetings left before its final report, the Committee is providing one last avenue for public input via an online survey, consisting of six open ended questions. The deadline is November 1st. The introduction defines those who are “likely approaching death” very broadly: To help the…

…ilable on the Public Policy section of our website here. – Diane] I am a 55-year-old white man who is a quadriplegic based on a spinal cord injury in 1984. The level of my injury was at the fourth cervical level, resulting in near total paralysis below my shoulders. My breathing ability survived the injury, and after diaphragmatic strengthening, I have breathed without assistance for the last 30 years. I drive a powered wheelchair with a sip/puff…