…le at everybody.si.edu. Several Not Dead Yet artifacts are included in the online exhibit, something long planned by its curator, Katherine Ott, who also curated a physical exhibit of these artifacts over a decade ago. A note from Ms. Ott posted with the online exhibit states, “This exhibit physically existed in the gallery from July 2000 to July 2001. Now it is only available on the web.” I got to see it once, and was very glad to find it display…
…imony, participating in press conferences Submit letters to the editor and online comments to stories on the issue Write and pitch opinion pieces for the editorial pages of key newspapers Meet with editorial boards to urge them to oppose assisted suicide proposals If you are contacted for an interview, please contact NDY or DREDF (dcoleman@notdeadyet.org, jkelly@notdeadyet.org or mgolden@dredf.org) for helpful tips and relevant updates on the issu…
…imes, 03/29/23) Special podcast: Should assisted dying be legalised? (UK gponline, 03/24/23) Canada MAID Law Faces Backlash From Disability Activists (Trendeepro.com, 03/24/23) Liz Carr: I have huge anxiety about being told I was not going to live long (leader live.co.uk, 03/18/23) Disability Community On Defense Over Last Minute Hearing Of Assisted Suicide Bill (Nevada Globe, 03/14/23) ‘Above all else, believe us’: Doctors’ biased behavior toward…
…sed to euthanasia, and other people with disabilities participated through online discussion to challenge Latimer and his fellow pro-euthanasia panel members in a debate during the online blog. “When disabled people are murdered by caretakers or family members, many people justify these murders as ‘understandable,’ or talk about the ‘burden’ of caring for someone with a disability,” said Ms. Gross. “This is the view that was aired on Canadian Glob…
…0 Disability Rights and the Case Against Assisted Suicide- John Kelly (TBD-Skype) (Second Thoughts MA and New England Regional Director, Not Dead Yet) An asterisk appeared beside the names of seven confirmed speakers, and there was no asterisk by John’s name or one other listed speaker. Later Friday evening, John received a call from one of the confirmed speakers, inviting him to speak at the gathering via Skype. Needless to say, John declined, an…
