Category Archives: civil disobedience

In Memoriam: Bob Kafka: Pivotal National Disability Rights Advocate Passes Away at 79

December 30, 2025About Not Dead Yet, ADAPT, Americans with Disabilities Act, bioethics, Bob Kafka, civil disobedience, civil rights, diane coleman, disability history, disability rights, disability rights advocates, Not Dead Yet, Not Dead Yet of Texas, NPR, obitiatry, Our News & Commentary Blog, protests, texasADAPT of Texas, Americans with Disabilities Act, Bob Kafka, disability advocacy, disability rights, In Memoriam, Not Dead YetIan McIntosh

On behalf of the Board of Directors of Not Dead Yet, we express profound sadness at the news that legendary ADAPT organizer, first ally of Not Dead Yet, and pivotal disability rights advocate, Bob Kafka has passed away at his Austin, Texas home on December 26, 2025. First, our deepest heartfelt condolences to Stephanie Thomas, Bob’s … Continue reading In Memoriam: Bob Kafka: Pivotal National Disability Rights Advocate Passes Away at 79 →

Attorney Stephanie Woodward’s Op-Ed Published In Syracuse Press

November 6, 2015assisted suicide, center for disability rights, civil disobedience, New York State, op-ed, Our News & Commentary Blog, protests, Stephanie Woodward, World Federation of Right To Die Societiesassisted suicide, Center for Disability Rights, Stephanie WoodwardDiane Coleman

Attorney Stephanie Woodward is Director of Advocacy at the Center for Disability Rights in Rochester, New York. She writes about how her experiences as a disabled woman inform her opposition to the legalization of assisted suicide in a new guest editorial entitled Why disabled people like me fear medically assisted suicide. Here’s an excerpt: We’re often … Continue reading Attorney Stephanie Woodward’s Op-Ed Published In Syracuse Press →

NDY President Diane Coleman in DC with ADAPT! (Fighting for Medicaid)

April 23, 2012ADAPT, civil disobedience, diane coleman, disability activists, Medicaid, Noah Wyle, Our News & Commentary BlogStephen Drake

This week the NDY blog will once again feature a mix of the usual NDY-related topics but also bring news of the current Spring Action of ADAPT in Washington, DC. Here’s a slightly edited intro to ADAPT and NDY’s relationship to ADAPT and the policies ADAPT advocates for: First and foremost, NDY is a disability … Continue reading NDY President Diane Coleman in DC with ADAPT! (Fighting for Medicaid) →