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Changing Images On the International Day of Persons With Disabilities

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Today, as part of the National Disability Leadership Alliance, NDY is proud to share the first images from The Disability Collection, a dedicated collection of images that authentically portray people with disabilities in everyday life. The Disability Collection is the first-of-its-kind partnership between disability leaders and major media companies to change representation of disability in … Continue reading Changing Images On the International Day of Persons With Disabilities →

Oath, NDLA and Getty Images Launch New Disability Image Collection

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[Editor’s Note: Not Dead Yet is a member of the Steering Committee of the National Disability Leadership Alliance (NDLA). Below is the project’s press release, to which I added a personal quote for our own distribution of this announcement.] Launching on Global Accessibility Awareness Day, the partnership aims to depict authentic and diverse representations of … Continue reading Oath, NDLA and Getty Images Launch New Disability Image Collection →

A Bipartisan Op-Ed on the Harms and Threats to Disabled People in the Tax Bill

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The Organizers Forum of the National Disability Leadership Alliance just held an educational call about the harms and threats to people with disabilities (and seniors) in the tax bill. As usual, the NDLA website will carry a recording and transcript of the call as soon as possible. Shortly after the call, the U.S. House passed … Continue reading A Bipartisan Op-Ed on the Harms and Threats to Disabled People in the Tax Bill →

NDY in National Disability Leadership Alliance: Opposing Cuts To Vital Healthcare

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[Editor’s Note: NDY is a member of the Steering Committee of the National Disability Leadership Alliance. The Steering Committee consists of 15 national organizations run by people with disabilities. Below is a press release issued by NDLA in connection with a letter joined by over 200 disability groups opposing Congressional efforts to cut healthcare and … Continue reading NDY in National Disability Leadership Alliance: Opposing Cuts To Vital Healthcare →

Two Disability Statements Issued After the Election of President-Elect Trump

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[Editor’s Note: Not Dead Yet is one of 15 national disability organizations on the Steering Committee of the National Disability Leadership Alliance (NDLA). NDLA’s statement below reflects our solidarity and commitment to the broad diversity in the disability community. ADAPT is another member of the NDLA Steering Committee, and issued an Open Letter to President-Elect … Continue reading Two Disability Statements Issued After the Election of President-Elect Trump →