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NDY Release: Disability Advocates Protest American Health Care Act

June 22, 2017ADAPT, Affordable Care Act, Anita Cameron, Our News & Commentary Blog, press release, protestsAmerican Health Care Act, protestsDiane Coleman

[Note: This is NDY’s version of ADAPT’s Press Release, slightly revised to include a quote from Anita Cameron, who joined other disability activists for these protests.] Contacts: Bruce Darling: (585) 370-6690 Anita Cameron (720) 413-9064 Disability Advocates Protest Senate Leader Over Cuts to Medicaid for Millions of Elderly and Disabled Americans (June 22, 2017, Washington D.C.) Today, … Continue reading NDY Release: Disability Advocates Protest American Health Care Act →

NDY Press Release: Disability rights advocates are having a busy week opposing legalization of assisted suicide

July 10, 2015aid in dying, ASAN, assisted suicide, Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, Californians Against Assisted Suicide, dignity, dredf, Marilyn Golden, national council on independent living, Our News & Commentary Blog, press releaseassisted suicide, Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, Dredf, Marilyn Golden, National Council on Independent Living, Tennessee Disability Coalition, Tennessee Not Dead YetDiane Coleman

[Editor’s note: The PRWeb version of this press release including a photo of NDY Board Chair Anne Sommers is available in pdf format here.] Not Dead Yet leaders as well as advocates from several national and local disability rights groups are having a busy week opposing assisted suicide laws being considered by legislatures in California … Continue reading NDY Press Release: Disability rights advocates are having a busy week opposing legalization of assisted suicide →

PRESS RELEASE (English and French): Disability Rights Activists Begin 2nd Day of Protests Against Pro-Euthanasia Conference in Chicago

September 19, 2014assisted suicide, euthanasia, Our News & Commentary Blog, press release, protestsAmy Hasbrouck, assisted suicide, Canada, disability rights, euthanasia, Nic Steenhout, press releaseStephen Drake

IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 19, 2014 CONTACT Diane Coleman 708-420-0539; Amy Hasbrouck 450-921-3057 Disability Rights Activists Begin Second Day of Protests Against International Euthanasia Group Meeting in Chicago Canadian and Québécois activists will join American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today (ADAPT), Not Dead Yet (NDY) and other disability rights groups in Chicago September 18-20 to protest the … Continue reading PRESS RELEASE (English and French): Disability Rights Activists Begin 2nd Day of Protests Against Pro-Euthanasia Conference in Chicago →

Press Release: Disability Rights Activists to Protest International Euthanasia Group Meeting in Chicago

September 17, 2014Our News & Commentary Blog, press releaseassisted suicide, disability rights, euthanasia, press releaseDiane Coleman

IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACTS September 17, 2014 Diane Coleman 708-420-0539 … Continue reading Press Release: Disability Rights Activists to Protest International Euthanasia Group Meeting in Chicago →

Press Release: Disability Opposition to Assisted Suicide Bills Helped Secure Third Defeat In New England States This Session

March 31, 2014assisted suicide, Our News & Commentary Blog, press releaseassisted suicide, press releaseDiane Coleman

[Editor’s note: For the PRWeb online version of this release in pdf format, go here.] On Friday, it became official: for the second consecutive year, the Connecticut legislature rejected assisted suicide legislation. Disability advocates celebrated as the state’s Public Health Committee, like the Massachusetts Joint Committee On Public Health a week earlier, let its assisted … Continue reading Press Release: Disability Opposition to Assisted Suicide Bills Helped Secure Third Defeat In New England States This Session →