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RELEASE: NDY CEO Diane Coleman Addresses Adv. Care Planning and ‘End of Life’ Conference May 31 in Chicago

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Not Dead Yet CEO to Address International Advance Care Planning and “End of Life” Conference Thursday, May 31 in Chicago Not Dead Yet President and CEO Diane Coleman has accepted an invitation to give an opening plenary presentation to the 3rd International Society for Advance Care Planning and End of Life Care Conference being held … Continue reading RELEASE: NDY CEO Diane Coleman Addresses Adv. Care Planning and ‘End of Life’ Conference May 31 in Chicago →

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

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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) →

Canada: Not Dead Yet Responds to Quebec Commission Report on ‘Dying With Dignity’

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Not Dead Yet Responds to Report of the Quebec Commission on the Issue of Dying With Dignity Disability rights advocates from Not Dead Yet react to the Report of the Commission on the Issue of Dying With Dignity in Quebec, Canada, noting that it contains some positive measures as well as fatal flaws. Montreal, Quebec … Continue reading Canada: Not Dead Yet Responds to Quebec Commission Report on ‘Dying With Dignity’ →

NDY President Diane Coleman’s Letter to National Post re: Poll on Assisted Suicide

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Last week, the National Post reported on a recent poll of Canadians in which 67% of the poll respondents indicated their support for legalized assisted suicide for people who are “terminally ill.”  NDY President Diane Coleman fired off a letter to the Post and it was published on Tuesday, January 6.  The link for the … Continue reading NDY President Diane Coleman’s Letter to National Post re: Poll on Assisted Suicide →

Organ Procurement Guidelines, Health Care Decisions and People With Disabilities

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Less than two months ago, I was introduced to a new policy arena about which I still have much to learn:  the organ procurement and organ sharing system.  In the U.S., the federal Department of Health and Human Services contracts with the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN)/United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) to manage … Continue reading Organ Procurement Guidelines, Health Care Decisions and People With Disabilities →