Fighting “Better Dead Than Disabled” – NDY Year In Review

December 30, 2021Annual Report, better dead than disabled, donations, Our News & Commentary BlogAnnual Report, donateDiane Coleman

…wed for one TV and seven radio broadcasts. There were at least 19 print or online news articles covering NDY messaging, including in the Washington Post, New York Times, Boston Globe, Hartford Courant and National Public Radio. Systems Advocacy: NDY staff and advocates pursued several key systems advocacy policy initiatives during the reporting year, using a combination of strategies and approaches. Assisted Suicide: NDY opposed assisted suicide l…

Press Release: NY Disability Advocates Testify Against Assisted Suicide Bill

April 23, 2018"death with dignity", aid in dying, assisted suicide, center for disability rights, New York, Our News & Commentary Blog, Testimonyaid in dying, assisted suicide, Center for Disability Rights, Kathryn Carroll, New York, NY Assn on Independent Living, TestimonyDiane Coleman

…formal association of many diverse organizations committed to preventing the legalization of assisted suicide in the state. Kathryn Carroll’s testimony for CDR is online in PDF and HTML formats. Mel Tanzman’s testimony for NYAIL is online in PDF and HTML formats….

Not Dead Yet’s Policy Work

…Kelly’s Response to Institute of Medicine’s Committee on Approaching Death Online Survey (Nov. 1, 2013) Diane Coleman’s Response to Institute of Medicine’s Committee on Approaching Death Online Survey (Oct. 31, 2013) Not Dead Yet Public Comment on Revised Proposed Donation After Cardiac/Circulatory Death (DCD) Protocols (Oct. 17, 2013) Not Dead Yet’s Public Comment to U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services on Affordable Care Act’s Nondiscriminati…

Not Dead Yet, et al. v. Andrew Cuomo, Governor, et al. Class Action Complaint

…assmates who were joking about the pandemic and ventilator shortages in an online forum. Ms. Brose clicked on the link they shared and discovered with horror that the Guidelines specifically contemplated taking her personal ventilator from her. 57. Ms. Brose understood the Guidelines to mean that she could not go to a hospital if she tested positive for the coronavirus for fear of losing access to her life-sustaining personal ventilator. 58. Prior…

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

…ies so that they may direct others to perform CPR. Candidates who pass the online cognitive portion of the HeartCode® BLS Provider Course and successfully advise an instructor on how to perform CPR, and use an automated external defibrillator (AED), can receive an Advisor: BLS card. It is important to know that nurses and other individuals with different types of disabilities can perform CPR to the required BLS standards. Successful completion of…