The disability community turned out in force to oppose an assisted suicide bill currently pending in the District of Columbia, and our help is still needed. The DC Council’s Health and Human Services Committee held a hearing on the bill (B21-38) on July 10th, and NDY’s Board Chair, Anne Sommers, delivered powerful testimony. Her full … Continue reading NDY Board Chair Anne Sommers delivers powerful testimony (video)
The ADA is not dead yet, and so are we. In 1991 when I was learning the details of the Americans with Disabilities Act, in order to educate others with disabilities, business owners, governments, etc., the dates for entry into compliance of many of the law’s provisions seemed very far away. I had seen and … Continue reading Amy Hasbrouck: The ADA is Not Dead Yet and So Are We
The Albany Times Union has editorialized and reported, recently and often, in favor of New York bills to legalize assisted suicide. A letter I sent in response to one such editorial was published July 12: Assisted suicide safeguards ignored It’s hard to say whether the assisted suicide promoters featured in “A right to die with … Continue reading Coleman letter published in Albany Times Union
[Editor’s note: The PRWeb version of this press release including a photo of NDY Board Chair Anne Sommers is available in pdf format here.] Not Dead Yet leaders as well as advocates from several national and local disability rights groups are having a busy week opposing assisted suicide laws being considered by legislatures in California … Continue reading NDY Press Release: Disability rights advocates are having a busy week opposing legalization of assisted suicide
[Editor’s Note: For a PDF formatted version of this press release, go here.] Princeton, NJ (PRWEB) June 09, 2015 Disability rights activists from Pennsylvania Not Dead Yet and New Jersey centers for independent living, as well as groups representing parents of people with disabilities, will be marching to Princeton University and holding a protest on … Continue reading NDY Press Release: Disability Activists Urge Princeton University to Denounce Professor Peter Singer’s Comments, Call for His Resignation
