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Anita Cameron Testified On Opposition To Assisted Suicide Bills In BIPOC Communities

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Anita Cameron, NDY’s Director of Minority Outreach, testified to the Rhode Island Senate Judiciary Committee at its Zoom hearing on the state’s assisted suicide bill on Monday, April 26. In a brief two-and-a-half minutes, she shared her mother’s story of a very mistaken medical prognosis as well as opposition to assisted suicide in communities of … Continue reading Anita Cameron Testified On Opposition To Assisted Suicide Bills In BIPOC Communities →

NDY In Solidarity: Speaking Out Against Racism

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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 … Continue reading NDY In Solidarity: Speaking Out Against Racism →

Not Dead Yet Statement On The Murder Of George Floyd

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The murder of George Floyd by police, and the hard work of Black Lives Matter and other anti-racist groups, have focused the nation’s attention on systemic racism and injustice to an extent not seen in decades. This heinous act followed the racist killings in May of Ahmaud Aubrey, Dreasjon Reed and Breonna Taylor, and many … Continue reading Not Dead Yet Statement On The Murder Of George Floyd →

Anita Cameron: Racial Disparities in the Age of COVID-19

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Racial disparities in healthcare have always existed but it’s only been recently that it has been openly discussed as a serious issue in this country. Blacks and communities of color have always known about it because we experience it ourselves, first-hand. Studies show that we receive inferior healthcare compared to Whites. Little by little, the … Continue reading Anita Cameron: Racial Disparities in the Age of COVID-19 →

Press Release: Disability Advocates Testify In NYC Against Assisted Suicide Bill

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For Immediate Release             Contacts:  Anita Cameron 720-413-9064 May 3, 2018                                               Diane Coleman 708-420-0539 (New York, NY) Disability rights advocates will testify at a New York Assembly Health Committee hearing today in opposition to a proposed bill (A.2383-A) legalizing doctor assisted suicide. The hearing will be held at 250 Broadway in Manhattan beginning at 11:00 a.m. Disability advocates … Continue reading Press Release: Disability Advocates Testify In NYC Against Assisted Suicide Bill →