AP Reporter Does Sloppy and Superficial Job on Battin Story

October 2, 2007media issues, Oregon, Our News & Commentary Blog, researchStephen Drake

…criticism of Battin and the study comes from quotes lifted from a prolife site. Readers unfamiliar with Alex Schadenberg and the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition might assume that it’s a prolife group rather than a broad coalition of people opposed to legalization of assisted suicide and euthanasia: “This is a study that, at best, can be referred to as propaganda,” wrote Alex Schadenberg, head of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, on the http://…

Chicago NDY Visits Final Exit Network’s Annual Meeting

June 9, 2009activism, assisted suicide, crime and punishment, devaluation, discrimination, final exit network, Our News & Commentary Blog, reality checkStephen Drake

…” the group’s “assistance. Just to make sure nothing is left to doubt, the site adds: Others who are facing protracted, losing battles with cancer, stroke, congestive heart failure, emphysema and other incurable conditions yearn for dignified withdrawal rather than clinging desperately to every breath. Many of these individuals are not being served. Final Exit Network will serve these and many others like them. MYTH: FEN “Exit Guides” only provide…

Autube Podcast: A conversation with Stephen Drake

June 15, 2009advocacy, autism, media coverage, neurodiversity, Our News & Commentary Blog, podcastStephen Drake

…driven web channel enabling exchange of ideas for people with autism.” The site is designed and operated by Kent Creative. The podcast is an edited version of an interview of me that was conducted by Jon Kent, president of Kent Creative. A few words about the interview: My intonation is uneven and my speech hesitations worse than usual – a result of doing the interview while imitrex and a migraine battling it out in my skull. There are a couple of…

Terrie and Bill – My Own Troubled Thoughts

June 19, 2009"end of life", medical decisionmaking, Our News & Commentary Blog, Terrie Lincoln, william peaceStephen Drake

…lot about the content and goals of the team by reading this section of the site. Hannah’s purpose in contacting us was to look for “end of life” or experiences about people with disabilities facing the “end of life.” I gave her a shorthand version of the complicated nature of the term “end of life,” which I’ve written about before. Like most people who use the term, she hadn’t thought about just how many diverse situations that innocuous term actu…

More on Falconer Bill: Open Letter from Leaders of Disabled People’s Movement in UK and USA

July 8, 2009advocacy, assisted suicide, blog recommendations, bloggers, dave crippen, Our News & Commentary Blog, United KingdomStephen Drake

…iptions of their content. Dave’s blog is just one of several hosted on the site “Disability Arts Online,” which is a site well worth checking out to find out what the more artistically talented members of our community are doing. As mentioned at the top of this post, Dave Lupton has posted the Open Letter on his own blog and is titled “Final Solution.” Here is an excerpt: As leaders of the disabled people’s movement in the UK and the USA, we are e…