Category Archives: Carrie Ann Lucas

Health Justice Commons Launches Medical Abuse Hotline In Honor of Carrie Ann Lucas

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The following are excerpts from an announcement by Health Justice Commons of a new Medical Abuse Hotline to honor Carrie Ann’s legacy and support our communities. “On February 24th, 2019, Carrie Ann Lucas, a beloved and renowned disability rights attorney and trailblazer who innovated representation for parents with disabilities, died after being denied a $2,000 … Continue reading Health Justice Commons Launches Medical Abuse Hotline In Honor of Carrie Ann Lucas →

Carrie Ann Lucas Dedicated Her Amazing Skills To Save Lives

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Across the country, people who knew and worked with Carrie Ann Lucas are mourning her untimely death at the young age of 47. Over the last year, we watched as insurers denied what she needed and doctors couldn’t take the time to listen to one of the sharpest minds in our movement explain how to … Continue reading Carrie Ann Lucas Dedicated Her Amazing Skills To Save Lives →

Honoring Carrie Ann Lucas

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Not Dead Yet, and the whole disability rights movement, has lost a powerful champion. Below is an important statement from Carrie Ann Lucas’ Facebook page. I’ll share more on her incredible work related to NDY soon, but for now this: The disability community lost one of its fiercest advocates on 2/24/19. Carrie Ann Lucas, a disability … Continue reading Honoring Carrie Ann Lucas →

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

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[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 →

VIDEO: The Disability Community Responds to Me Before You movie

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There’s a brand new video created by Carrie Ann Lucas celebrating protests of the movie “Me Before You” by the disability community on three continents. Carrie is on the Board of Directors of NDY and one of the leaders of Colorado NDY. Here’s how she describes the video: The disability community responded to the disability … Continue reading VIDEO: The Disability Community Responds to Me Before You movie →