…ayed For Sick Daughter, Huffington Post, Jul. 3, 2013, available at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/03/madeline-kara-neumann-prayer-death_n_3539974.html. [2] In In the Matter of the Guardianship of L.W., 167 Wis. 2d 53, 482 N.W. 2d 60 (Wis. 1992), the Wisconsin Supreme Court carved out a limited exception to this principle for situations in which the individual is in a persistent vegetative state. Amici note, without commenting on this excep…

…ania. Wolinsky currently works for Austin Community College as a Student Accessibility Services Specialist in Austin, Texas. When she is not at the office or leading NMD United, Emily spends her free time updating her various personal disability-themed blogs (www.cripbitch.com, www.cripnovella.com, and www.urinationchronicles.com) and converting her home, which she shares with her boyfriend and two dogs, into a Smart(er) Home that will someday be…

…al. What has already transpired and what is proposed as policy must be revisited and revised to give full weight to the civil and constitutional rights of individuals with the most significant disabilities. And that process cannot take place without the substantial involvement of people who themselves depend on ventilators and other forms of life-sustaining treatment as well as those who advocate on their behalf. If there are any questions concern…