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
As many or most of you know, disability activists “on a mission from ADAPT” have landed in Chicago. Right now, 500 disability activists are making a housecall at the headquarters of the American Medical Association (AMA). The activists have a set of demands for the organization: 1. Endorse the Community Choice Act and actively promote … Continue reading Disability Activists Make a Housecall at the AMA
