From ASAN: Sign up to be a Day of Mourning Vigil Site Coordinator!

…lities. This would not be possible without the vital work of our volunteer site coordinators. Click here to learn about what site coordinators do, or to sign up to lead a vigil. Since 2012, ASAN and other disability rights organizations have come together to send a clear message that disability is not a justification for violence. We’ll be at our local vigils on Friday, March 1st – and we hope to see you there. If you’re interested in leading a vi…

Lisa Blumberg: The Anonymous Three: Child Euthanasia in Belgium and Elsewhere

…3bac2-9988-11e8-b60b-1c897f17e185_story.html?utm_term=.0310c1b7da8d http://www.raggededgemagazine.com/0700/0700ft1.html https://www.cbsnews.com/news/child-dies-by-euthanasia-in-belgium-where-assistance-in-dying-is-legal/ https://theconversationproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ConversationProject-StarterKit-Pediatric-English.pdf https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/children-are-being-euthanized-in-belgium/2018/08/06/9473bac2-9988-11e8-b60b…

Oregon Assisted Suicide Data Analysis

…led at the time of their assisted suicide request. Three of these reasons (loss of autonomy, loss of dignity, feelings of being a burden) could be addressed by consumer-directed in-home long-term care services, but no disclosures about or provision of such services is required. Moreover, only 3% of patients who request assisted suicide were referred for a psychiatric or psychological evaluation (and only 3 patients in 2022), despite studies showin…

NDY Public Comment To U.S. Senate Aging Committee About Guardianship & Its Alternatives

…CEO dcoleman@notdeadyet.org Lisa Blumberg, JD, Consultant ENDNOTES https://www.forbes.com/sites/tedknutson/2018/04/18/vast-majority-of-elder-financial-abuse-by-guardians-can-be-prevented-experts-tell-senate/#131a010a5caa https://autisticadvocacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/SDM-Summit-Conclusions-and-Recommendations.pdf, https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/law_aging/2017_SDM_%20Resolution_Final.authcheckdam.pdf http://supp…

Barrier Free Futures: Bob Kafka Interviews Diane Coleman About NDY & COVID-19

…n Phoenix? I can’t remember the first time. Diane Coleman: Well, it was in Los Angeles. That wasn’t my first arrest. It was the first action. It was where that picture was taken of you through the windows of the police van with your hands handcuffed behind your back. Bob Kafka: Right. Diane Coleman: I found a picture by Tom Olin. Bob Kafka: Oh, yeah. Yes. Tom Olin was at the premiere and he’s been on this show a couple of times. And [if] people do…