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Press Release: NDY Leaders To Speak At Disability Integration Act Reintroduction

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Not Dead Yet Leaders To Speak At Disability Integration Act Reintroduction on M.L. King’s Jan. 15 Birthday Contacts: Diane Coleman 708-420-0539 Anita Cameron 585-259-8746 Not Dead Yet’s Director of Minority Outreach Anita Cameron will MC the ADAPT celebration of the reintroduction of the Disability Integration Act (DIA) in Congress on M.L. King’s Birthday, Tuesday, January 15th. Cameron has … Continue reading Press Release: NDY Leaders To Speak At Disability Integration Act Reintroduction →

John Kelly’s Newest Op-Ed Greets the New Year With A Great Message

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Legislature should continue to reject assisted suicide bill By John B. Kelly Posted Dec 24, 2018 In a recent Wicked Local Lexington commentary (“Medical aid in dying important for some with disabilities,” Sept. 28), Michael Martignetti argues for the legalization of assisted suicide from the perspective of someone with the progressive neurological disability, Friedrichs ataxia. I can … Continue reading John Kelly’s Newest Op-Ed Greets the New Year With A Great Message →

Cathy Ludlum’s Outstanding Letter Published In the Hartford Courant

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Assisted suicide does not increase personal choice We at the grassroots disability organization Second Thoughts Connecticut object to a sentence in a recent story [Dec. 14, courant.com, “Former state GOP chairman takes job as Connecticut Catholic Church lobbyist“]. The sentence reads: “Culhane also lobbied successfully against other bills the church opposed, including repeated attempts over the … Continue reading Cathy Ludlum’s Outstanding Letter Published In the Hartford Courant →

Anita Cameron: In Disasters We Lose

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I have been involved on a voluntary basis in emergency management and preparedness for 15 years in various areas around the country. My passion is getting people with disabilities involved in disaster preparedness because our community knows that during those times, we lose. Why? Because jurisdictions do not include people with disabilities in their disaster … Continue reading Anita Cameron: In Disasters We Lose →