Category Archives: advocacy

Canadian Association for Community Living: Press Release on Kaylee Wallace

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Today, the Canadian Association for Community Living (CACL) issued a press release regarding Kaylee Wallace and the issues that have come to light in the past couple of days – issues that impact countless other Canadians with disabilities and their families. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 9, 2009 Family’s Heartbreaking Plight Sheds Light on Deeper Issues … Continue reading Canadian Association for Community Living: Press Release on Kaylee Wallace →

Georgia NDY/Disability Activist on Fox5 Coverage in Atlanta – Final Exit Network

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Yesterday (March 18), Fox5 in Atlanta, GA aired a long (over 6 minutes) piece on the Final Exit Network on the 6:00 p.m. news. A similar piece, but edited to give more in-depth coverage of the FEN activists themselves, was aired at 11:00 p.m. Although there are serious problems with the reporting overall, we’re happy … Continue reading Georgia NDY/Disability Activist on Fox5 Coverage in Atlanta – Final Exit Network →

Great News: Minna Mettinen-Kekalainen’s Home Care to Resume Monday (Feb. 2, 2009)

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Several news sources, including the Canadian Press and CTV.ca, are reporting that Minna Mettinen-Kekalainen’s home care will resume this coming Monday (February 2, 2009). As I said, there are several reports, but it’s only fitting to highlight the Sudbury Star article by Carol Mulligan. Mulligan originally broke this story and continued to push it into … Continue reading Great News: Minna Mettinen-Kekalainen’s Home Care to Resume Monday (Feb. 2, 2009) →

Maryland Disability Law Center Opposes HB 30

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Yesterday, January 27, the Health & Governmental Operations Committee met in Maryland over the fate of HB 30, one of those innocuous-sounding bills with not-so-innocuous details buried within them. (apologies, but the link to the bill is to a pdf file) In this case, the bill is titled “AN ACT concerning Health – Terminal Condition … Continue reading Maryland Disability Law Center Opposes HB 30 →

Canada: MPP Gelinas Hopeful Help is on the Way for Minna Mettinen-Kekalainen (Sudbury Star)

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The latest on Minna Mettinen-Kekalainen: MPP hopeful help is on way From the story: For the last three weeks, Mettinen-Kekalainen has taken her fight with the CCAC public in media interviews — even going as far as staging a brief hunger strike to protest the fact she has not been receiving home care. The CCAC … Continue reading Canada: MPP Gelinas Hopeful Help is on the Way for Minna Mettinen-Kekalainen (Sudbury Star) →