Assisted suicide was offered to my friend Jane Allen. She had an eating disorder. (OPINION: Reprinted in full below from the October 2, 2025 edition of The Denver Post)   By Matt Vallière | Guest Commentary PUBLISHED: October 2, 2025 at 5:01 AM MDT The big selling point of assisted suicide laws is that they are supposedly compassionate … Continue reading Matt Valliere: Assisted suicide was offered to my friend Jane Allen. She had an eating disorder. (Opinion) →

Not Dead Yet Attends Bazelon’s 2025 Annual Awards Reception   On September 17, 2025, I was pleased to attend on behalf of Not Dad Yet the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law’s 2025 Annual Awards Reception at the National Press Club. The event was larger than normal. I was surrounded by countless people,  disability rights … Continue reading Not Dead Yet Attends Bazelon’s 2025 Annual Awards Reception →

From Albany, New York, Tuesday September 16, 2025:   In collaboration with the 2025 New York Association on Independent Living’s (NYAIL) statewide conference, the New York State Independent Living Council (NYSILC) held its sixth New York State Disability Rights Hall of Fame awards ceremony and dinner, and Not Dead Yet’s Founder and CEO, Diane Coleman, … Continue reading Diane Coleman Inducted Into New York State Disability Rights Hall of Fame Class of 2025 →