One of the issues that we have with The Conversation Project is that the online materials suggest that a nursing facility is the only alternative to being “independent”. (The notion seems to be to ask, “If you had to go to a nursing facility, wouldn’t you rather have an advance directive that declines life-sustaining treatment?”) […]
ADAPT took hundreds of disability rights advocates in Washington, D.C. this week to a surprising advocacy destination today: the offices of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights. ADAPT asked their help to address the “disconnect” between the disability rights community and the broader civil rights movement. We’re still awaiting the results and next steps, but […]
This week ADAPT and Not Dead Yet launched a new messaging campaign which will be displayed on the New York City Times Square CBS Super Screen. The video message will be displayed once an hour, eighteen hours a day for three months. The Super Screen is 26 ft wide and 20 feet high. You can find […]
