Category Archives: ADAPT

NDY Organizer Bob Liston Quoted in “Selling Assisted Suicide” in National Catholic Register

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Elenor Schoen has written a good analysis of the recent efforts of Compassion and Choices (aka “Conflation and Con Jobs”) in several states in the National Catholic Register.  I recommend reading the whole article, titled “Selling Assisted Suicide, State by State,” but I’ll share the last part of the article, devoted to disability concerns, as … Continue reading NDY Organizer Bob Liston Quoted in “Selling Assisted Suicide” in National Catholic Register →

ADAPT – and NDY – Celebrate Community First Choice Option in Health Care

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Joe Biden is right – it is a big f___ deal. First, here’s what ADAPT, a national grass-roots community that organizes disability rights activists to engage in nonviolent direct action, including civil disobedience, to assure the civil and human rights of people with disabilities to live in freedom, has to say about the health reform … Continue reading ADAPT – and NDY – Celebrate Community First Choice Option in Health Care →

NDY Files Disability Amicus Brief in Montana with Four Other National Disability Rights Groups

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Last week, amicus briefs were filed with the Montana Supreme Court – supporting an appeal by the state Attorney General to reverse a lower court decision that assisted suicide is a “constitutional right” in that state. Due to a variety of factors, NDY was unable to get word out to the media when our brief … Continue reading NDY Files Disability Amicus Brief in Montana with Four Other National Disability Rights Groups →

Catching Up – Last Week a Busy One for ADAPT

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I apologize (again) for the unannounced hiatus here. Last week, I was doing my part to do press work, and get the word out in various fora (with the exception of this one obviously) about the national ADAPT Action in Washington, DC. NDY allies within the disability community are well aware of our involvement and … Continue reading Catching Up – Last Week a Busy One for ADAPT →

I’m Doing the Fun*Run to Support ADAPT and Disability Rights

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On April 26th, ADAPT will be holding its annual Fun*Run in Upper Senate Park in Washington, DC. I won’t be going to the national action or at Upper Senate Park, but I have signed up to do ten laps around a large block in my neighborhood on that day. For readers of this blog unfamiliar … Continue reading I’m Doing the Fun*Run to Support ADAPT and Disability Rights →