Category Archives: Our News & Commentary Blog

Carrie Ann Lucas Public Radio Interview About Jerika Bolen – A Captioned Video

January 27, 2017better dead than disabled, Carrie Ann Lucas, Jerika Bolen, Our News & Commentary Blog, suicide prevention, WisconsinCarrie Ann Lucas, Jerika Bolen, suicide preventionDiane Coleman

[Thanks to John Kelly and Frankie Symonds for creating this video. Carrie is among those who received recognition from New Mobility for trying to save Jerika’s life.] Last July, news broke that Appleton, Wisconsin 14-year-old Jerika Bolen had decided to die because of the extreme pain she was in, pain attributed to her genetic condition, … Continue reading Carrie Ann Lucas Public Radio Interview About Jerika Bolen – A Captioned Video →

Disability Advocates Blast Intro of Another NY Assisted Suicide Bill

January 24, 2017Our News & Commentary BlogDiane Coleman

Disability advocates in Albany and Rochester led reactions to the reintroduction of assisted suicide bills in New York on Monday, January 23rd. Terminal patients ask New York to legalize help with dying (WHAM Cha 13) included footage from Not Dead Yet’s 1997 U.S. Supreme Court rally against assisted suicide in the case brought by Rochester’s Dr. … Continue reading Disability Advocates Blast Intro of Another NY Assisted Suicide Bill →

Meet NDY’s New Director of Minority Outreach, Anita Cameron

January 22, 2017Our News & Commentary BlogDiane Coleman

Hello, I’m Anita Cameron, Director of Minority Outreach. Though I’m a new employee, I’m no stranger to Not Dead Yet. I’ve been a member almost since its inception and served on the Board of Directors for two years. I live at the intersection of a number of communities. As a Black disabled lesbian, the work … Continue reading Meet NDY’s New Director of Minority Outreach, Anita Cameron →

Urge Your Congress Members to Attend Assisted Suicide Briefing Jan. 12th

January 9, 2017"death with dignity", aid in dying, assisted suicide, national council on independent living, Our News & Commentary Blogaid in dying, assisted suicide, CongressDiane Coleman

Two of the speakers at a January 12th Congressional Briefing on assisted suicide will be disability rights advocates: Anne Sommers, Board Chair of Not Dead Yet, and Lindsay Baran, Policy Analyst of the National Council on Independent Living. Please urge your members of Congress to attend this important bipartisan briefing on Thursday, January 12, in … Continue reading Urge Your Congress Members to Attend Assisted Suicide Briefing Jan. 12th →

New Mobility Highlights “2016 People of the Year: The Resisters”

January 2, 2017disability activists, Jerika Bolen, media coverage, New Mobility, Our News & Commentary Blogbetter dead than disabled, disability activists, Jerika Bolen, Julianna Snow, Me Before You, media, New MobilityStephen Drake

Few in the disability community would argue about 2016 being a hard year – assaults on the Americans with Disabilities Act, assaults on our access to education, assaults on safety nets many of us rely on – and of course – assaults on our right to dignified lives in the form of policies and rhetoric … Continue reading New Mobility Highlights “2016 People of the Year: The Resisters” →