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NCIL’s Advocacy Priorities Guide Includes Key NDY Policy Issues

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As July 26, the 31st Anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act, approaches, the National Council on Independent Living is holding its annual conference. NCIL has announced that its annual Advocacy Priorities Guide is now available, containing “specific information on the national legislative and policy priorities identified biannually by the NCIL membership.” NCIL’s Healthcare priorities include … Continue reading NCIL’s Advocacy Priorities Guide Includes Key NDY Policy Issues →

Joan Cavanagh Had Some Words for the CT Mirror Which They Didn’t Print, So We Will

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I am tired of reading stories in the Mirror and elsewhere that minimize or hardly bother to mention the strong opposition to Assisted Suicide legislation that has been successfully spearheaded by Second Thoughts Connecticut and is embraced by many progressives and other disability rights activists. The slick and well-funded marketing campaigns of the Hemlock Society … Continue reading Joan Cavanagh Had Some Words for the CT Mirror Which They Didn’t Print, So We Will →

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 →

Anita Cameron: Racial Disparities in the Age of COVID-19

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Racial disparities in healthcare have always existed but it’s only been recently that it has been openly discussed as a serious issue in this country. Blacks and communities of color have always known about it because we experience it ourselves, first-hand. Studies show that we receive inferior healthcare compared to Whites. Little by little, the … Continue reading Anita Cameron: Racial Disparities in the Age of COVID-19 →

NDY Urges USCIS To Reverse Policies That Kill Ill and Disabled Immigrant Children

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NDY Urges USCIS To Reverse Policies That Kill Ill and Disabled Immigrant Children Last month, U.S. officials took another step against immigrant people by ending adjudication of “deferred action” requests. These requests temporarily prevent the deportation of vulnerable individuals and families who face compelling, and often life-threatening, circumstances. Many applicants for deferred action are children … Continue reading NDY Urges USCIS To Reverse Policies That Kill Ill and Disabled Immigrant Children →