Dear Mr. Clooney, We, the undersigned national disability rights organizations, urge you to use your platform to advance disability justice and to defend the rights of people with disabilities against the inherent discrimination and dangers of assisted suicide legislation. For the reasons set forth below, we urge you to reconsider the impact of your involvement. […]
From Senator Lankford’s Office: Lankford Leads Bipartisan, Bicameral Lawmakers Urging HHS and CMS to Monitor Dangers of Physician-Assisted Suicide WASHINGTON, DC — US Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) sent a bipartisan, bicameral letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. urging HHS and the Centers for Medicare & […]
“Nothing about us without us” The above is a link to the Substack article published below, by Not Dead Yet (USA) Board of Directors Member and Executive Director of Toujours Vivant-Not Dead Yet (CAN), Amy Hasbrouck. Get our words out of your mouth! Rumour has it that the head of Dying with Dignity, Helen […]
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 […]
In August 2024, Disability Rights New York filed a legal challenge to Nassau County’s Mask Transparency Act, a new law intended to deter hate crime by making it illegal for groups gathered in public to wear masks to hide their identity. The law allows exceptions for religious and cultural purposes and “to protect the health […]
NDY’s Director of Minority Outreach Anita Cameron is often interviewed by both disability and mainstream press. She has a long history of activism on behalf of disability rights, especially in her decades of work with ADAPT to get lifts on buses as well as major increases in home and community-based services that help older and […]
Dear Disability Rights Supporter: Twenty years ago, on April 27th, at a disability rights gathering in Dallas, Bob Kafka, one of the leaders of ADAPT, said to me, “I’ve got a name for your group.” For years, ADAPT had been supportive of disability advocacy to challenge the assisted suicide movement and other deadly forms of […]
I want to pass on a message I received about activities tomorrow in support of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). The rally is being sponsored by the National Council on Independent Living, one of NDY’s closest allies. Here’s the information I received (excerpts): PLEASE Call your Senators! And […]
(Editor’s Note – you can read this article at the Not Dead Yet UK site – that version includes a couple of links absent here. Click title to go to original article. Please read to the end – I’ve added a couple of links of my own on similar issues we’ve dealt with in […]
For those who are unfamiliar with the National Disability Leadership Alliance (NDLA), here’s the description from the website: National Disability Leadership Alliance (NDLA) is a national cross-disability coalition that represents the authentic voice of people with disabilities. NDLA is led by 14 national organizations run by people with disabilities with identifiable grassroots constituencies around the […]
