…ally ill (Fox 5 NY, 05/24/23, Anita in video but not print version) The legal challenge to assisted suicide (The Spectator, 05/21/23) Disability rights groups launch lawsuit to quash California’s assisted suicide law (BioEdge, 05/02/23) Disabled lives are worth living (Washington Examiner, 04/30/23) Disability groups claim California’s assisted suicide law discriminates against them (NPR, 04/27/23) United Spinal Association Declares California’s A…
…ate governments to reduce reimbursement rates and cut services. This proposal would also eliminate the enhanced FMAP that was provided for the Community First Choice Option so that states would have a financial incentive to rebalance how they provide long term services and supports in more highly preferred and less costly settings. The President needs to hear that there is strong opposition to arbitrary reductions to the Medicaid program and stron…
…On March 6, George Hodgins was reportedly murdered by his mother in Sunnyvale, California. Elizabeth Hodgins killed herself after fatally shooting her son. The Santa Cruz Sentinel referred to Ms. Hodgins as “a devoted and loving mother.” The Mercury News coverage appeared focused on the stress Hodgins’ mother underwent as a parent of an autistic child. “Some articles asked readers to put themselves in the shoes of the murderer,” said Zoe Gross, a…
…that could be applied to determine the status and legal rights of individuals with intellectual disabilities, severe brain injuries or dementia. NDY t-shirt – This display includes the first NDY t-shirt, which about 45 disability activists wore on June 21, 1996 in our first protest action, targeting Jack Kevorkian, the Michigan pathologist known as “Dr. Death” for the assisted suicides or euthanasia deaths of about 130 people, with a second day o…
…ine comments have been mostly positive – giving the appearance that the usual online trolls have taken a holiday. This is well worth a read, even if you think you’re already familiar with the hatred and hostility that exists toward autistic people and others with developmental disabilities. Below are the introductory paragraphs to “They want us to die: You wouldn’t believe how many people hate those of us with autism“: The adult autistic community…
