Category Archives: ADAPT

NDY Joins Autistic Self Advocacy Network, ADAPT and NCIL in Annual Day of Mourning

January 25, 2015abuse, ADAPT, ASAN, Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, Day of Mourning, domestic violence, homicide, murder, national council on independent living, Our News & Commentary BlogAutistic Self-Advocacy Network, Day of MourningDiane Coleman

To any media observer, a disproportionate number of people with disabilities who have been killed by their parents have autism. Therefore, it’s not surprising that the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) has led the way for all of us in publicly mourning these horrific tragedies. The following message is from ASAN: In the past five … Continue reading NDY Joins Autistic Self Advocacy Network, ADAPT and NCIL in Annual Day of Mourning →

DREDF’s Marilyn Golden Speaks Out Against CA Assisted Suicide Bill Introduced Today

January 21, 2015ADAPT, assisted suicide, Californians Against Assisted Suicide, dredf, elder abuse, Marilyn Golden, Our News & Commentary Blogassisted suicide, Californians Against Assisted Suicide, Dredf, Marilyn GoldenDiane Coleman

An bill to legalize assisted suicide is being introduced in California today. Fortunately, Marilyn Golden, Senior Policy Analyst for the Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund, is already working to ensure that the disability rights opposition to this bill is being heard. The Los Angeles Times published an article in advance of the bill introduction, … Continue reading DREDF’s Marilyn Golden Speaks Out Against CA Assisted Suicide Bill Introduced Today →

Boulder, CO: Disability Rights Activists Protest Compassion and Choices President Visit

October 26, 2014activism, ADAPT, assisted suicide, barbara coombs lee, Compassion & Choices, Our News & Commentary Blogassisted suicide, Barbara Coombs Lee, Compassion and ChoicesDiane Coleman

For Immediate Release: October 26, 2014 Contact: Anita Cameron, 720-369-6983 Dawn Russell, 303-884-1471 Disability Rights Activists Protest Compassion and Choices President Visit Boulder, CO – Disability rights activists from Not Dead Yet and ADAPT are protesting the visit to the West Boulder Senior Center of Compassion and Choices President, Barbara Coombs Lee. Coombs Lee is … Continue reading Boulder, CO: Disability Rights Activists Protest Compassion and Choices President Visit →

NDY Protests the World Federation Conference – From My Vantage Point

September 22, 2014ADAPT, Amy Hasbrouck, disability activists, euthanasia, final exit network, john kelly, Marca Bristo, mike ervin, Our News & Commentary Blog, protests, World Federation of Right To Die SocietiesADAPT, assisted suicide, euthanasia, Protest, World Federation of Right to Die SocietiesDiane Coleman

Not Dead Yet and other disability rights activists from around the U.S. and Canada held a three-day protest vigil at an international assisted suicide and euthanasia conference held in Chicago last week, hosted by the U.S. group Final Exit Network. Some of the first day’s events, including an opening rally, were covered here. We plan … Continue reading NDY Protests the World Federation Conference – From My Vantage Point →

John Kelly: Disability Rights Organizations Oppose Assisted Suicide

August 28, 2014ADAPT, assisted suicide, Bob Kafka, Connecticut, new jersey, Our News & Commentary BlogADAPT, assisted suicide, Connecticut, New JerseyDiane Coleman

[Editor’s note: In last week’s NDY blog featuring two great letters to the editor – Two Disability Advocates Respond to Two Assisted Suicide Proponents with Disabilities, I said I would post John Kelly’s article on the same subject, the role of people with disabilities in opposing legalization of assisted suicide. Here it is!] We are long-time … Continue reading John Kelly: Disability Rights Organizations Oppose Assisted Suicide →