Not Dead Yet (NDY) stands in solidarity with the disability community in its rejection of the U.S Department of Justice Memo released on Thursday June 18, 2026, that seeks to unilaterally overturn nearly three decades of federal integration policy. As NDY says tirelessly, people with disabilities want supports and services to live, not assistance to […]
Trisomy 18 is a genetic condition that usually results in physical health problems and cognitive limitations. Life expectancy is currently shorter than typical but people can live into their 20’s and 30’s and one American with trisomy 18, Megan Hayes, celebrated her fortieth birthday with fanfare. Unfortunately, it seems that this information has been slow […]
[This announcement is from the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) and originally appeared on Feb. 2, 2015.] On Monday January 26, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, Not Dead Yet, and 13 other disability rights organizations filed a second amicus brief in a case defending the rights of people with disabilities to basic medical care. Disability […]
I’m happy to share updates on the apparent case of disability bias in a situation involving the denial of a transplant to girl with developmental disabilities, which we reported on earlier this month. First, I received this email message from the managers of wolfhirschhorn.org on January 26: Hello wolfhirschhorn.org followers:Over the course of the last […]
