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NDY’s Anita Cameron Joins NH Disability Advocates To Oppose Assisted Suicide Bill

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Press Release Contacts:  John Kelly 617-952-3302; Anita Cameron 585-259-8746 (Manchester, NH) – Not Dead Yet’s director of minority outreach, Anita Cameron, will join disability rights leaders from the Brain Injury Association of New Hampshire, ABLE New Hampshire, Disability Rights Center and other state and local groups to oppose a New Hampshire assisted suicide bill, HB … Continue reading NDY’s Anita Cameron Joins NH Disability Advocates To Oppose Assisted Suicide Bill →

Not Dead Yet Condemns Maine Governor’s Signing of Assisted Suicide Bill

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Contacts: Mike Reynolds 207-576-7396 (no voicemail; uppitycrip@gmail.com) John Kelly 617-952-3302 (jkelly@notdeadyet.org) Not Dead Yet Condemns Maine Governor’s Signing of Assisted Suicide Bill (Augusta, ME) Long time Not Dead Yet disability activist Mike Reynolds condemned today’s signing of “An Act To Enact the Maine Death with Dignity Act” by Governor Janet Mills. “This is a terrible day in … Continue reading Not Dead Yet Condemns Maine Governor’s Signing of Assisted Suicide Bill →

Stephanie Woodward Will Represent NDY and ADAPT at Albany Press Conference

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Contact: Matille Thebolt: mthebolt@CRCPublicRelations.com or Emily Degnan: edegnan@crcpublicrelations.com 703-683-5004 ***Media Advisory*** Patient and Disability Rights Advocates Hold Press Conference to Warn of the Dangers of Assisted Suicide What:                      Patient and disability rights advocates will hold a news conference to warn of the dangers of legalized assisted suicide in their state. Assembly Bill A2694 and Senate … Continue reading Stephanie Woodward Will Represent NDY and ADAPT at Albany Press Conference →

Disability Advocates Opposing Maryland Assisted Suicide Bill Made To Wait…and Wait

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No coverage of the assisted suicide issue is fair and balanced without the perspective of disability organizations and individuals who oppose it. Today, the Maryland House Health and Government Operations and Judiciary Committees are holding a joint legislative hearing on proposed physician-assisted suicide legislation – House Bill 399. The committees decided to allow all witnesses in favor of the bill … Continue reading Disability Advocates Opposing Maryland Assisted Suicide Bill Made To Wait…and Wait →

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 →