Category Archives: ADAPT

Two Disability Statements Issued After the Election of President-Elect Trump

November 10, 2016ADAPT, assisted suicide, national disability leadership alliance, Our News & Commentary BlogADAPT, assisted suicide, National Disability Leadership AllianceDiane Coleman

[Editor’s Note: Not Dead Yet is one of 15 national disability organizations on the Steering Committee of the National Disability Leadership Alliance (NDLA). NDLA’s statement below reflects our solidarity and commitment to the broad diversity in the disability community. ADAPT is another member of the NDLA Steering Committee, and issued an Open Letter to President-Elect … Continue reading Two Disability Statements Issued After the Election of President-Elect Trump →

Colorado NDY and ADAPT Engage in Funeral March to Protest Assisted Suicide Ballot Measure

August 8, 2016"death with dignity", ADAPT, aid in dying, assisted suicide, Colorado, Not Dead Yet, Our News & Commentary BlogADAPT, assisted suicide, Colorado, Not Dead YetDiane Coleman

[Press Release issued the morning of August 8, 2016 below, and coverage here: Disability rights activists protest against aid-in-dying measure.] Disability Activists from Not Dead Yet and ADAPT Engage in Funeral March to Protest Assisted Suicide Ballot Measure Denver – Disability rights activists from ADAPT and Not Dead Yet will hold a funeral march from the … Continue reading Colorado NDY and ADAPT Engage in Funeral March to Protest Assisted Suicide Ballot Measure →

Anita Cameron: Blacks and the Anti Assisted Suicide Movement

June 11, 2016"death with dignity", ADAPT, aid in dying, Anita Cameron, assisted suicide, Colorado, Our News & Commentary Blogaid in dying, Anita Cameron, assisted suicideDiane Coleman

[Editor’s Note: Anita Cameron has served on the national NDY Board since late 2013. She is a longtime community organizer with ADAPT and I have had the honor of knowing and working with her since 1987 when I joined ADAPT. She is one of the leaders of Not Dead Yet Colorado. Her article, Blacks and … Continue reading Anita Cameron: Blacks and the Anti Assisted Suicide Movement →

Steve Gold’s Letter Published in NY Times, & One by Diane Coleman in Des Moines Register

May 1, 2016ADAPT, aid in dying, assisted suicide, Canada, diane coleman, letters to the editor, Our News & Commentary Blog, Steve Goldaid in dying, assisted suicide, Canada, Diane Coleman, Letters to the Editor, Steve GoldDiane Coleman

Steve Gold, who has long served as a disability rights attorney for both ADAPT and NDY, just had his letter published in the New York Times. It’s the second letter in a group responding to a recent pro-assisted suicide opinion by the NYT editorial board. Here’s Steve’s excellent letter: To the Editor: You equate the … Continue reading Steve Gold’s Letter Published in NY Times, & One by Diane Coleman in Des Moines Register →

Colorado NDY Board Member Op-Eds Published; Hearings Underway

February 3, 2016ADAPT, aid in dying, Anita Cameron, assisted suicide, Carrie Ann Lucas, Colorado, op-ed, Our News & Commentary Blogaid in dying, assisted suicide, ColoradoDiane Coleman

Carrie Ann Lucas and Anita Cameron have just had excellent commentaries opposing assisted suicide bills published in Colorado. Carrie Ann’s op-ed, Legalizing assisted suicide in Colorado would threaten disabled, appeared in the Denver Post on January 25, 2016. After describing her busy life as an attorney with four children who uses a ventilator full time, she … Continue reading Colorado NDY Board Member Op-Eds Published; Hearings Underway →