Welcome! Hopefully, if you’re a regular reader of the blog and you’re reading this now (Friday, June 22 in the am), then you’ve found us again – or your email subscription was transferred smoothly – or your subscription through Networkedblogs transferred. Obviously, it’s hard to get feedback from folks who aren’t getting blog alerts – … Continue reading Settling in – First Post from New Blog Home
Last week, the Supreme Court of British Columbia issued a really bad ruling that opens the door to assisted suicide in at least that province. From what I’ve heard and read so far, the court skirted the issue of discrimination; that even if it’s legal to attempt to kill yourself, that doesn’t mean you get … Continue reading Canada: Bad Ruling in British Columbia Hopefully Not Last Word, Says Disability Coalition
Action Alert: Procuring organs from people with disabilities Take Action! Comments on proposed rules due Friday, June 15! The United Network on Organ Sharing (UNOS) has issued proposed requirements for organ procurement from people who depend on ventilators or other life sustaining treatment, including people with upper spinal cord injuries and people with neuromuscular disabilities. … Continue reading Action Alert! Speak Out on Proposed Rules for ‘Procuring’ Organs from People with Disabilities
This is a post I meant to do a couple months ago. Part of what we try to do with this blog is to steer folks to great blogs on disability and especially to specific writings on NDY-related topics. There’s a new blog in town (not as new as it was a couple months ago) … Continue reading Blog Recommendation: Check Out ‘DisabilityRightNow’ Right Now!
(Editor’s note: Diane’s plenary remarks included the use of PowerPoint slides. I don’t have access to these, but have included links in cases where people might want more information and/or verification.) I’d like to begin by presenting a CASE STUDY. It’s a true story, as told by a woman I supervised for 3 years beginning … Continue reading Diane Coleman’s Plenary Remarks at Adv. Care Planning and ‘End of Life’ Conference on May 31
