…York NY 10016 John Osborn President and CEO of BBDO New York BBDO New York 1285 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10019 Richard Schaps, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Van Wagner Communications, LLC. 800 Third Ave 28th Floor New York, NY 10022 To the NYU Child Study Center and the supporters of the “Ransom Notes” advertising campaign: We, the undersigned organizations, are writing to you regarding your new ad campaign for the NYU Child Stu…
…m: A new report from the inspector general of the Department of Health and Human Services paints a very grim picture as to how well the FDA protects Americans who are subjects in human experimentation. The FDA is called on the carpet for not knowing how many experiments are actually being done in the United States. The report also faults the FDA for inadequate audits of research sites and a failure to ensure compliance with its orders when FDA ins…
…ent this trust fund. • Congress and the President enact the Inclusive Home Design Act (H.R. 4202 in the 110th Congress). • HUD end the practice of funding townhomes. Townhomes are inaccessible by design. Our Government should not be in the business of funding any kind of project that absolutely discriminates against any population. AFFORDABLE People with disabilities frequently live on very-low, fixed incomes. Only about 30% of people with disabil…
…ervillians and especially BFF with Community Access Project Somerville and human rights defenders throughout Massachusetts, arrived at the Boston 22nd Anniversary Celebration of the signing of the ADA (Americans with DisAbilities Act) today- and immediately got to work. He had a table to organize (Second-Thoughts.org); people waiting for his answers on a number of other projects; and, he was also getting ready to participate in Boston Mayor Menino…
…a lethal prescription in Oregon were physically unable to take the lethal drugs without assistance. That means that another person administered the drugs: there is no way to prevent an attendant or a family member from doing this when a lethal prescription is in the house of a person with a disability. Advocates for assisted suicide point to the fact that many people keep the lethal prescription in their home but never take it, wishing only to fee…
