Category Archives: Our News & Commentary Blog

For Immediate Release: June 11, 2018 Contacts: Diane Coleman 708-420-0539 Marilyn Golden 510-549-9339 Disability rights advocates led by Not Dead Yet are concerned with the American Medical Association’s decision today to continue studying the issue of physician assisted suicide. While the AMA’s longstanding policy against assisted suicide still stands, a simple affirmation of the policy was … Continue reading Disability Advocates Concerned As AMA Refers Assisted Suicide Policy for More Study →

John Oliver Takes on Guardianship Abuse

June 6, 2018media, media coverage, Our News & Commentary Blog, Surrogate Decisions & Guardianshipelder abuse, guardianship, humor, John OliverStephen Drake

For anyone unfamiliar with the show, HBO’s “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” features in-depth, dark – and often viciously humorous takes on important news. The last show shared the often dark and abusive sides of guardianship in the USA: This video is captioned. Three things about the captioning: The captioning is mostly accurate; John … Continue reading John Oliver Takes on Guardianship Abuse →

NDY UK Advocate Jamie Hale On Why Disabled People Fear Assisted Suicide

June 1, 2018"death with dignity", aid in dying, assisted suicide, Not Dead Yet UK, Our News & Commentary Blog, United Kingdomaid in dying, assisted suicide, Not Dead Yet UK, op-edDiane Coleman

A great opinion piece by Jamie Hale begins with a photo of two women in wheelchairs, seated in front of several artful props that suggest a graveyard. The photo has a caption above and below: I can see no safeguards to prevent people being pressured into ending their lives. What we need is more support … Continue reading NDY UK Advocate Jamie Hale On Why Disabled People Fear Assisted Suicide →

Disability Activist Stephanie Woodward Quoted In An NY Newspaper Article

May 25, 2018"death with dignity", aid in dying, assisted suicide, hospice, New York, Our News & Commentary Blog, Stephanie Woodwardaid in dying, assisted suicide, hospice, Stephanie WoodwardDiane Coleman

An article in the Altamont Enterprise included some great quotes by disability rights activist Stephanie Woodward. Stephanie Woodward, director of advocacy at the Center for Disability Rights, said that “assisted suicide has a discriminatory, disparate impact on disabled people that is deadly and can’t be reversed.” Data from the state of Oregon, where medical aid-in-dying … Continue reading Disability Activist Stephanie Woodward Quoted In An NY Newspaper Article →

Introduction by Sarah Cavar – New NDY Intern!

May 23, 2018autistic activists, Our News & Commentary Blog, Sarah CavarSarah CavarDiane Coleman

Hello all, I’m Sarah Cavar and I use they/them/theirs pronouns. I’m proud and delighted to be Not Dead Yet’s first intern. I’m a person of several labels: I’m genderless (my preferred term is “neutrois”), a lesbian, Mad/disabled, and neurodivergent. I’m a full-time student, and when I’m not doing student-y things, I’m reading, writing (fiction, creative … Continue reading Introduction by Sarah Cavar – New NDY Intern! →