Category Archives: Autistic Self-Advocacy Network

Webinar Aug. 29! The Risks of Assisted Suicide Laws for Disability and Eating Disorders Communities

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Announcement from the Patients Rights Action Fund, Eat Breathe Thrive and the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD) Please join us for an international panel discussion on The Risks of Assisted Suicide Laws for Disability and Eating Disorders Communities to take place: THURSDAY, AUGUST 29TH 2024 | 12:00PM EST – 1:15PM EST … Continue reading Webinar Aug. 29! The Risks of Assisted Suicide Laws for Disability and Eating Disorders Communities →

Autistic Self Advocacy Network Leads National Disability Day of Mourning

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The Autistic Self Advocacy Network will lead disability organizations and advocates across the country in the thirteenth annual Disability Day of Mourning this Friday. Below is ASAN’s message about the vigils being held in memory of disabled lives lost and how you can participate. ASAN’s Message: In the past five years, over 570 people with … Continue reading Autistic Self Advocacy Network Leads National Disability Day of Mourning →

HHS Requests Public Comments and Stories of Discrimination in Healthcare

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The federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is proposing important and beneficial new regulations under Section 504 to clarify how the law prohibits healthcare discrimination based on disability. The notice of proposed regulations from the federal government is full of examples of disability discrimination by healthcare providers. For example, based on a report … Continue reading HHS Requests Public Comments and Stories of Discrimination in Healthcare →

Terri Hancharick: Being disabled doesn’t mean death is better than life

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Yesterday (Sept. 7) Delaware’s Daily State News published an opinion piece by the Chair of the State Council for Persons with Disabilities who is also the parent of a person with developmental disabilities. In the article, Terri Hancharick stated in part: Delaware’s assisted suicide bill is based on legislation in Oregon, where assisted suicide was … Continue reading Terri Hancharick: Being disabled doesn’t mean death is better than life →

Join Annual Disability Day of Mourning Events March 1st

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For National Virtual event 4:00 pm, go HERE. For New York virtual event: MARCH 1, 3:30pm, Register HERE.   For OTHER CITIES, check HERE.  People with disabilities are twice as likely as non-disabled people to be victims of violent crime. Every year, the national media covers dozens of stories about murders of people with disabilities by family members or … Continue reading Join Annual Disability Day of Mourning Events March 1st →