Not Dead Yet, ASAN and NCIL Weigh In on IOM Report on Dying in America
The Institute of Medicine recently solicited organizational statements of commitment in connection with its report on Dying in America. The IOM is holding a meeting on Friday, March 20 that’s open to...
View ArticleNDY Press Release: Disability rights advocates are having a busy week...
[Editor’s note: The PRWeb version of this press release including a photo of NDY Board Chair Anne Sommers is available in pdf format here.] Not Dead Yet leaders as well as advocates from several...
View ArticleNCIL’s Lindsay Baran & NDY’s Anne Sommers Collaborate on Op-Ed in Washington...
As NDY previously reported, Lindsay Baran of the National Council on Independent Living, Anne Sommers of NDY and several other disability advocates testified on July 10th against an assisted suicide...
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Alert From NCIL: Healthcare Vote Expected Next Week: The Fight Is Not Over!
Disability advocates across the nation are continuing the fight to save Medicaid and preserve our healthcare, our lives and our liberty. Medicaid is the primary funder of home and community based...
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Disability Activist Anita Cameron To Speak At Congressional Briefing On...
Bipartisan Resolution Opposing Assisted Suicide Laws Reintroduced Anita Cameron, director of minority outreach for Not Dead Yet, will speak at a Congressional briefing to be held Thursday, December...
View ArticleMichael Hickson: Disability Organizations Challenge Medical Futility &...
On July 24th, ADAPT of Texas filed a complaint with the federal Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) concerning the death of Michael Hickson, a Black Disabled man, at...
View ArticleNCIL’s Advocacy Priorities Guide Includes Key NDY Policy Issues
As July 26, the 31st Anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act, approaches, the National Council on Independent Living is holding its annual conference. NCIL has announced that its annual...
View ArticleNDY, DREDF, Disability & Patient Rights Groups Oppose Lawsuit To Expand...
For Immediate Release: September 2, 2021 Disability, Patients’ Rights Groups Issue Joint Statement Opposing the Expansion of Assisted Suicide in Observance of Suicide Prevention Month Berkeley,...
View ArticleNat’l Council on Independent Living’s Policy Director Testifies Against...
Joint Committee on Public Health Public Hearing: End of Life Options – Submitted by Lindsay Baran October 1, 2021 I would like to thank you for the opportunity to testify today. My name is Lindsay...
View ArticleMore Disability Testimonies Opposing Massachusetts Assisted Suicide Bill
On October 1, 2021, the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Public Health held a hearing on An Act relative to end of life options (H. 2381 and S. 1384). We previously featured testimonies this bill to...
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