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

…piled by Tim Wheat of Boulder ADAPT, which can be found at http://www.adapt.org/freeourpeople/2012/. Daily reports are often posted very late at night or in the mornings and they have some good eyewitness reports. BE ON THE LOOKOUT for Twitter or Facebook messages from us asking you to take action by making phone calls or letters. In the past, you have been so helpful by blitzing our targets with messages when asked—we will need your help again. E…

Cathy Ludlum: “We will be the collateral damage” of assisted suicide

…n to Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia” http://www.massagainstassistedsuicide.org/2012/09/john-norton-cautionary-tale.html 3 Carol J. Gill, PhD, “Suicide Intervention for People with Disabilities: A Lesson in Inequality” https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/196b/2ab9f5a29e2e41e7958d35c055a26d5f4386.pdf 4 The Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, “Some Oregon and Washington State Assisted Suicide Abuses and Complications” https://dredf.org/public…

NDY Public Comment on OPTN Proposal Regarding Living Organ Donation by Persons with Certain Fatal Diseases

…ates with the goal of spreading its message to more patients with ALS, . . ..” This stacks the deck against adaptation, support and survival. Thus, the Committee’s dubious conclusion is “In the case of living organ donation by persons with certain fatal diseases, although the act of surgery may bring harm, the potential benefits to the recipient and the living donor (beneficence), coupled with expressing respect for the donor’s autonomy, may be mo…

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…t our way! If you are willing to support us in any of the ways above, please register your willingness by sending Diane Coleman, our President and CEO, an email at dcoleman@notdeadyet.org. Thanks for the love. It keeps us going! Sincerely, The NDY Staff and Board www.notdeadyet.org Like us on Facebook Follow Us on Twitter…

Oath, National Disability Leadership Alliance and Getty Images Launch New Disability Image Collection

…capture this imagery. To learn more about The Disability Collection, visit www.thedisabilitycollection.com. About Oath Oath, a subsidiary of Verizon, is a values-led company committed to building brands people love. Oath reaches one billion people around the world with a dynamic house of media and technology brands. A global leader in digital and mobile, Oath is shaping the future of media and technology. For more on Oath, visit www.oath.com. Lear…