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)
Some who agree with Not Dead Yet on assisted suicide and euthanasia issues question and even criticize our orientation toward the health care system. This isn’t a forum for exploring overall health care policy in depth, but a few basics are worth mentioning. The simple truth is that the primary mission of our nation’s for-profit … Continue reading The Problem of For-Profit Health Care Includes Long Term Care Services
By now, most of the out-of-town ADAPT activists have returned home. That means that after a day or two of recuperation – maybe – it’s time for everyone to get back to work again. That means follow-up and continuation of the advocacy for community-based services here in Illinois and in all other states as well. … Continue reading ADAPT in Chicago: Blogs and Websites
12:00 pm Central For Immediate Release:September 12, 2007 Contact:Bob Kafka (512) 431-4085Marsha Katz (406) 544-9504Gary Arnold (773) 425-2536 ADAPT Visits AFSCME Offices, Demands They Stop Trampling on the Rights of People with Disabilities and the Elderly Where: 29 North Whacker Drive, Chicago IL 60606When: Now ADAPT has requested that the American Federation of State, County … Continue reading ADAPT in Chicago – Day 3 of Protests
Breaking news: Disabled protesters block downtown Chicago building CHICAGO – A group of disabled protesters is blocking access to elevators and escalators in a government office building in downtown Chicago. A wall of wheelchairs is preventing occupants of the James R. Thompson Center from exiting or entering their offices, although people are being allowed into … Continue reading ADAPT in Chicago – Day 2
