This comes to me from Ari Ne’eman, who received the word from ADAPT organizer/activist Amber Smock: FYI, ADAPTers have struck McCain campaign headquarters in Crystal City. The objective is to get the McCain campaign to agree to support the ADAPT housing platform. Updates and news are at www.duhcity.org. A group of ADAPTers, under heavy police … Continue reading Update from the Front in DC – ADAPT at McCain HQ!
Last year, this blog covered the activities of ADAPT during its protests in Chicago. To a lot of readers coming to this blog from outside of the disability community, this might seem like a departure from our usual focus. It’s not. Not Dead Yet is a disability rights organization that engages in activism, including direct … Continue reading ADAPT Confronts HUD in DC (Day 1)
Anne Sommers, the Policy Counsel for the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), moderates the JFActivist blog. For readers outside of the disability community, “JFA” stands for “Justice For All.” Just a few days ago, Anne combed the platforms of the Republican and Democratic parties for items relevant to the interests and concerns of … Continue reading JFActivist blog: How the Republicans and Democrats are Talking About Disability
I’m still trying to catch up with things I’ve missed while being offline the past few months. One happy discovery was to find that Dick Sobsey started up the ICAD blog in July and has been posting on it regularly. Some readers might be familiar with ICAD – the International Coalition on Abuse and Disabilities … Continue reading Important “New” ICAD Blog – and Important Info on Joe Biden
The Democrat & Chronicle reports that Dorothy Livadas died after being removed from her ventilator today: Strong Memorial Hospital officials confirmed that Dorothy Livadas, the 97-year-old Rochester woman whose end-of-life care was the center of a months-long legal battle, died this afternoon. Livadas had remained on a ventilator for about seven months, while her daughter … Continue reading Dorothy Livadas is Dead
