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Not Dead Yet Condemns Order in Texas v. Kennedy

Not Dead Yet Condemns Order in Texas v. Kennedy On September 23, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas granted an order establishing a settlement for the Texas v. Kennedy lawsuit. The final settlement vacates the integration-focused 45 C.F.R. § 84.76 regulation and other parts of the Section 504 final regulations […]

The message was loud and clear: “I can help you die …”

“I was asked ‘if I understood the gravity of my condition.’ Yes, I said, I am well aware of the implications.” Bill Peace’s story is told in full elsewhere, an essay about the severe wound he had in 2010 and in particular one experience he had late one night, an event that he says has […]

Community Remembers Disabled Victims of Domestic Violence

Disability rights advocates in cities across America will be holding vigils this Friday, March 30th to honor the lives of disabled people murdered by their families and caretakers. This nation-wide Day of Mourning is being organized by the Autistic Self Advocacy Network(ASAN) and Not Dead Yet in response to the murder of George Hodgins, a […]

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The doctor said it would be better if I didn’t survive

… as I would be a “vegetable” if I did By Stephen Drake I was born in 1955. I developed hydrocephalus as a result of injury from forceps used in a breech delivery.  Right after I was born, I was whisked away by the medical team.  My parents didn’t get to see me or hear […]