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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 →

Lisa Blumberg: The Little Known Issue of Medical Deportations by Hospitals

July 28, 2021health disparities, healthcare rationing, Immigrant rights, Lisa Blumberg, Medical Deportation, medical discrimination, NPR, Our News & Commentary Blog, racismImmigrant rights, Lisa Blumberg, Medical Deportation, medical discriminationDiane Coleman

A 2021 report prepared by the Free Migration Project and University of Pennsylvania Law Students entitled “Fatal Flights: Medical Deportation in the U.S.” is eye-opening and shocking. Usually, when one hears the frightening word “deportation”, one thinks of governmental action, officials dragging people from their homes and sending them out of the country. With medical … Continue reading Lisa Blumberg: The Little Known Issue of Medical Deportations by Hospitals →

John Kelly Quoted in NPR Thanksgiving Day Article on POLST

December 1, 2013Institute of Medicine, john kelly, life-sustaining treatment, Massachusetts, media coverage, MOLST, Nancy Shute, National POLST Paradigm Task Force, NPR, Our News & Commentary Blog, POLST, Susan TolleDiane Coleman

As regular readers of the NDY blog know, the disability community has concerns about Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST). (For NDY’s overall take on the subject, go here, and for NDY’s summary policy paper on POLST, go here.) For one thing, even though it says “for” life-sustaining treatment, it would be more accurate to say “on” … Continue reading John Kelly Quoted in NPR Thanksgiving Day Article on POLST →