Category Archives: advocacy

RELEASE: Disability Community Denounces Rationing Argument in NYT

advocacy, bioethics, media coverage, media issues, Our News & Commentary Blog, Peter Singer, press release

(Originally Posted on Justice For All Blog on 8/14/09 – and sent to media outlets) August 14, 2009 Disability Community Denounces Rationing Argument in NYT From Not Dead Yet (8/14/09): FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contact: Stephen Drake, Research Analyst, Not Dead Yet Not Dead Yet and Coalition Denounce New York Times Magazine Article Coalition Sends … Continue reading RELEASE: Disability Community Denounces Rationing Argument in NYT →

Peter Singer in NY Times Magazine: Disability Community Responds!

activism, advocacy, media coverage, media issues, Our News & Commentary Blog, Peter Singer, policy

Today, a letter has been sent out via postal mail to Gerald Marzoratti, Editor of the New York Times Magazine. The letter conveys complaints about the content of the magazine’s recent essay, “Why Must Ration Health Care,” which offers up people with disabilities as sacrifices in the efforts to rein in health care costs. The … Continue reading Peter Singer in NY Times Magazine: Disability Community Responds! →

More on Falconer Bill: Open Letter from Leaders of Disabled People’s Movement in UK and USA

advocacy, assisted suicide, blog recommendations, bloggers, dave crippen, Our News & Commentary Blog, United Kingdom

Over the weekend, a letter opposing the Falconer bill was circulated among disability advocates/activists in the US and the UK. Diane Coleman and I both signed on to the letter on behalf of NDY. But the majority of the endorsers are disability advocates and activists from the UK. The letter was submitted to a couple … Continue reading More on Falconer Bill: Open Letter from Leaders of Disabled People’s Movement in UK and USA →

Breaking News (UK): Falconer Swiss Suicide Tourist Immunity Voted Down!

advocacy, assisted suicide, legislation, Our News & Commentary Blog, Switzerland, United Kingdom

This just in: The House of Lords has voted down the Falconer amendment to extend legal immunity from prosecution to families who take disabled and ill people to Switzerland to commit suicide with the “help” of Dignitas. From the BBC: The House of Lords has defeated a motion to change the law that makes it … Continue reading Breaking News (UK): Falconer Swiss Suicide Tourist Immunity Voted Down! →

Autube Podcast: A conversation with Stephen Drake

advocacy, autism, media coverage, neurodiversity, Our News & Commentary Blog, podcast

Well, if anyone is curious as to what the voice behind the typing sounds like, I am up live on a podcast on Autube. Autube, funded by the Dan Marino Foundation, is “an issues-driven web channel enabling exchange of ideas for people with autism.” The site is designed and operated by Kent Creative. The podcast … Continue reading Autube Podcast: A conversation with Stephen Drake →