Not Dead Yet Joins National Call To Repair Or Replace Recalled Breathing Devices

August 26, 2021access to health care, adaptive technology, life-sustaining treatment, medical devices, Our News & Commentary Blog, press release, ventilatorbreathing devices, Philips Respironics, press release, ventilatorsDiane Coleman

…ide so-affected users with comparable devices from other manufacturers free-of-cost. A copy of the letter is attached. “As a long-term user of both the DreamStation and Trilogy 100, I am terrified for myself and millions impacted by the recall globally. I am an unwitting character in a real-life horror film,” said Alice Wong, Disability Visibility Project. Wong’s outreach to users via social media just one day after the recall was issued resulted…

Joan Cavanagh, Progressives Against Medical Assisted Suicide: Another Point of View

August 13, 2021"death with dignity", aid in dying, assisted suicide, Compassion & Choices, Connecticut, disability activists, end-of-life options bills, healthcare rationing, Joan Cavanagh, Our News & Commentary Blog, Progressives Against Medical Assisted Suicide, protests, Second Thoughts Connecticutassisted suicide, Connecticut, end of life options, Progressives Against Medical Assisted SuicideDiane Coleman

…another bill to be brought forward next year and are getting prepared. ———- SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, October 2, 2021. “NOT DEAD YET” community speak-out and singalong with invited speakers to be announced. New Haven Free Public Library Community Program Room, 2-4 pm. Fully accessible venue. Masks required. — * Flyer: PRESCRIPTION FOR WHOSE PEACE OF MIND? Medical Assisted Suicide is fraught with peril for the most vulnerable among us- the elderly,…

Karen McCulloh, Nat’l. Org. of Nurses with Disabilities – Advisor: Basic Life Support

June 8, 2021American Medical Association, Americans with Disabilities Act, cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR), guest blog, life-sustaining treatment, Our News & Commentary BlogBasic Life Support, National Organization of Nurses With DisabilitiesDiane Coleman

…st nursing schools require students to receive CPR training, and have an up-to-date BLS card. In order to address Employer and nursing school policies, NOND reached out to the American Heart Association (AHA) National Center that provides CPR training across the nation, as well as internationally, and requested AHA to collaborate as a “thought leader” with NOND. NOND Directors believed that collaboration with AHA could result in the development of…

New Vlog! LGBTQ+ and Disability Pride Special: Ableist Anti-Trans Laws

July 5, 2023Our News & Commentary BlogJules Good

…ow a policy of assisted suicide increases that risk even more. All sources used and mentioned in this episode can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TQQcdHLT4DIRqvZlE3cd8c_Y81lFx60OuYSuSP2GMIQ/edit?usp=sharing Follow Jen Insight @jen_insight on Twitter and Instagram and @jeninsight on YouTube. Follow the Autistic Self Advocacy Network @autselfadvocacy on Twitter and @autisticselfadvocacy on Instagram. Unfortunately the transcript f…

Farewell, but not Goodbye! A Message from Jules

September 29, 2023Our News & Commentary BlogJules Good

…e on how you can get involved with advocating around the crucial issue of assisted suicide. I would really love to stay connected with y’all as I move onto the next big thing. You can find me on Instagram and Threads @djenderbender, and that’s spelt D-J-E-N-D-E-R-B-E-N-D-E-R. I’m also hoping to start making video content about disability issues on my own YouTube channel. if you follow my other social media, I’ll post links there. Thank you so much…