NDY Comments On Adult Protective Service Guidelines – Assisted Suicide

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Press Release: NY Disability Advocates Testify Against Assisted Suicide Bill

April 23, 2018"death with dignity", aid in dying, assisted suicide, center for disability rights, New York, Our News & Commentary Blog, Testimonyaid in dying, assisted suicide, Center for Disability Rights, Kathryn Carroll, New York, NY Assn on Independent Living, TestimonyDiane Coleman

…s legal. Oregon released data from 2017 which showed that the top three end-of-life concerns cited by Oregon patients requesting suicide pills had nothing to do with physical pain and suffering. These concerns were: decreasing ability to participate in enjoyable activities; loss of autonomy; and loss of dignity. The disability community strongly opposes the belief that requiring the assistance of another individual for activities of daily living,…

NDY Public Comment on CDC Draft Updated Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids

…Dead Yet, a national disability rights organization, formed in 1996 and focused on public policy issues often described as “end of life” as well as related healthcare topics. In this context, effective treatment of pain is a critical concern. Thank you for the opportunity to respond to the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) February 10, 2022 request for comment on the Proposed 2022 CDC Clinical Practice Guideline For Prescribing Opioids. (1) Many…

PushBlack Podcast: “The Erasure of Black Disabled Voices with Anita Cameron”

…in disability history, in disability rights history, and so what I have focused on doing is lifting up our stories. Anita Cameron: A lot of people don’t realize that, as we were fighting for Section 504 to become law, which is part of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, when those folks took over the offices in California, a lot of people didn’t realize that the Black Panthers not only fed those folks ’cause when people here do hear,…

NDY President Diane Coleman in DC with ADAPT! (Fighting for Medicaid)

April 23, 2012ADAPT, civil disobedience, diane coleman, disability activists, Medicaid, Noah Wyle, Our News & Commentary BlogStephen Drake

…of the current Spring Action of ADAPT in Washington, DC. Here’s a slightly edited intro to ADAPT and NDY’s relationship to ADAPT and the policies ADAPT advocates for: First and foremost, NDY is a disability rights group – and without ADAPT’s example and longstanding leadership on disability rights issues, NDY might not exist at all. Second, NDY’s concerns aren’t limited to opposing legalization of assisted suicide and euthanasia. We oppose any pol…