John B. Kelly’s Response to Institute of Medicine’s Committee on Approaching Death Online Survey

…of the horrors, but we all agree that we must be as sweet and compliant as humanly possible in order to hope for decent treatment. My medical provider is an innovator in home-based care for adults with severe disabilities. The practice has been in the business 30 years and is now expanding its services to include all disabled adults with eligibility for both Medicaid and Medicare. This is a Onecare demonstration project under the ACA. The medical…

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Recommendations of Two Additional Members of the Institute of Medicine’s Transforming End of Life Care Committee

…fetime Achievement Award, the Hewlett-Packard Distinguished Achievement in Human Rights Award, and induction into the National Spinal Cord Injury Hall of Fame. Kelly has testified before Congress several times on issues such as universal health care, Fair Housing and appropriations for centers for independent living. He has been closely involved with the direct-service and systemic change aspects of the Independent Living movement. Additionally, K…

Not Dead Yet Disability Advocates Critical of C&C’s Promotion of Death by VSED

…untary basis. Society at a Crossroads. By framing suicide by VSED as an individualistic and courageous act of self-determination, by carving out a professional exception to the typical duties of suicide intervention, and by offering family members an altruistic sounding rationale for accepting the suicidal feelings of an old, ill or disabled relative, C&C’s campaign threatens to further weaken the already declining societal commitment to meeting…