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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 →

Announcement: In Memoriam: John Bryan Kelly (February 26, 1958 – November 14, 2025)

November 18, 2025About Not Dead Yet, advocacy, announcement, diane coleman, john kelly, Massachusetts, Not Dead Yet, Our News & Commentary Blog, Second Thoughts, updateIan McIntosh

Our incomparable disability rights champion, beloved colleague and friend. It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of NDY’s singularly dear colleague and incomparable disability rights champion, John Bryan Kelly, who passed away peacefully in Boston, this past Friday, November 14, 2025, at the age of 67. In spite of battling … Continue reading Announcement: In Memoriam: John Bryan Kelly (February 26, 1958 – November 14, 2025) →

Diane Coleman’s Last Review: Life After: “A wonderful film.”

August 9, 2025ableism, access to health care, assisted suicide, diane coleman, documentary, health disparities, medical killings, Michael Hickson, Not Dead Yet, Our News & Commentary BlogReid DavenportIan McIntosh

To the best of my knowledge, one of the last tasks Founder, President and CEO of Not Dead Yet (NDY), Diane Coleman completed, days before her sudden passing last November, was to watch Reid Davenport’s Life After. Diane intended to write a fulsome review. And although she could not publish her thoughts in … Continue reading Diane Coleman’s Last Review: Life After: “A wonderful film.” →

Congressional Resolution on the Dangers of Physician Assisted Suicide Reintroduced

May 28, 2024assisted suicide, diane coleman, Matt Valliere, Our News & Commentary Blog, Patients Rights Action Fund, press release, spinal cord injury, United Spinal Assn.Not Dead Yet, Patients Rights Action Fund, press release, Sense of Congress Resolution, United Spinal AssnDiane Coleman

[Congressional Press Release:] Reps. Wenstrup and Correa Reintroduce Resolution on the Dangers of Physician Assisted Suicide Washington, May 23, 2024 Today, Reps. Brad Wenstrup, D.P.M., (R-OH) and Lou Correa, (D-CA) introduced a resolution “expressing the sense of the Congress that assisted suicide puts everyone, including those most vulnerable, at risk of deadly harm.” In 2019, … Continue reading Congressional Resolution on the Dangers of Physician Assisted Suicide Reintroduced →

Anita, John and Diane Provide Testimony Opposing Minnesota Assisted Suicide Bill

January 25, 2024"death with dignity", Anita Cameron, assisted suicide, diane coleman, end-of-life options bills, john kelly, medical discrimination, Minnesota, Our News & Commentary Blog, quality of life judgments, Testimonyassisted suicide, medical aid in dying, Minnesota, TestimonyDiane Coleman

Today, Anita Cameron testified via online access to oppose Minnesota’s assisted suicide bill while John Kelly and Diane Coleman submitted written testimony to the MN House of Representatives Health Finance and Policy Committee. Below are excerpts from each and their names links to their full testimonies. Anita Cameron Research has documented Black, Asian, and Hispanic … Continue reading Anita, John and Diane Provide Testimony Opposing Minnesota Assisted Suicide Bill →