On December 7, NDY joined many other national disability organizations (e.g. NCIL, ASAN, AAPD) by filing our own public comment against a proposed rule change by the Department of Homeland Security. The rule change would significantly ratchet up the obstacles to lawful immigration facing people with disabilities, including children, seniors and the families who love […]
The New York Department of Health recently requested public input from health care providers and patients on how to make advance care planning forms more understandable and easy to use. The Department provided a response template with questions focused on people’s experiences with three forms: the health care proxy, out-of-hospital do not resuscitate order (DNR) […]
The Virginia Joint Commission on Health Care has requested public comments by close of business on October 15 concerning several policy issues, including one option that would recommend the introduction of assisted suicide legislation. It’s called Policy Option 2, worded as follows: Introduce legislation to amend the Code of Virginia to include a Medical Aid-in-Dying statute […]
One of the longest standing concerns of the disability rights movement is the misappropriation by others of our rights to make our own decisions. This problem touches every facet of life and is a major factor in the continuing incarceration of older and disabled people in nursing facilities and other institutions for the “crime” of […]
