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

…resents the authentic voice of people with disabilities. NDLA is led by 15 national organizations run by people with disabilities with identifiable grassroots constituencies around the country. The NDLA steering committee includes: ADAPT, the American Association of People with Disabilities, the American Council of the Blind, the Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, Disability Rights Education a…

Testimony of Stephanie Woodward Opposing New York Assisted Suicide Bill A2383A

…ving. ADAPT is strongly opposed to the legalization of assisted suicide in New York State. Though ADAPT has been fighting for the lives and liberty of disabled people for over 35 years, with more than 40 chapters throughout the United States – including four in New York State, ADAPT has most recently gained media attention this past summer for fighting to save Medicaid when over $800 billion Medicaid dollars were at risk in the many proposed bills…

NY Attorney Writes That NY Has A Financial Incentive To Legalize Assisted Suicide

December 14, 2023"death with dignity", ableism, assisted suicide, better dead than disabled, ethics, euthanasia, healthcare rationing, MAID, New York, Our News & Commentary Blogassisted suicide, assisted suicide expansion, euthanasia, medical aid in dyingDiane Coleman

…ol and the disturbing ghost of Christmas Future who foretells terrible things to come to pass – unless people step in to stop them. [1] https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2023/11/15/the-final-countdown-to-medical-aid-in-dying-in-new-york/…

Oath, NDLA and Getty Images Launch New Disability Image Collection

May 17, 2018media bias, media coverage, national disability leadership alliance, Our News & Commentary Blog, press release, The Disability CollectionNational Disability Leadership Alliance, press releaseDiane Coleman

…entic and diverse representations of people with disabilities in the media New York, NY – May 17, 2018 – Oath, a subsidiary of Verizon (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) and a global media and technology company, today announced a partnership with the National Disability Leadership Alliance (NDLA), a cross-disability coalition led by 17 national organizations headed by people with disabilities, and Getty Images, a world leader in visual communications, to launch…

Eleven Disability Groups File Brief in New York Assisted Suicide Case

January 6, 2016Our News & Commentary BlogDiane Coleman

…tional and NY disability organizations.] Not Dead Yet and Ten National and New York State Disability Groups File Friend of the Court Brief in New York Assisted Suicide Case On January 6, Not Dead Yet and ten other national and New York state disability rights organizations have filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the New York Appellate Division in support of a lower court ruling dismissing a case seeking to legalize physician assisted suicide. Jo…