Why I Support the CRPD
This past week, the U.S. Senate voted to proceed with consideration of U.S.ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). With a two-thirds majority...
View ArticleNot Dead Yet Submits Written Comments to IOM Transforming End-of-Life Care...
As folks who read this blog already know, the Institute of Medicine’s Transforming End-of-Life Care Committee sets aside a portion of its meeting agenda to receive public comments. At the Committee’s...
View ArticleNational Council on Disability Will Consider Proposal to Address Health Care...
The National Council on Disability met on May 6th at the Ed Roberts Campus in San Francisco. This is a presidentially appointed Council that advises the Administration on disability policy. The...
View ArticleHaleigh Poutre’s New Life and the Flawed Lessons People are Taking Away From...
Readers of this blog will hopefully remember the story of Haleigh Poutre, a child in Massachusetts who was abused and then neglected, failed and abandoned by just about every professional whose job it...
View ArticleNDY Submits Comments On Adult Protective Services Guidelines
The Administration for Community Living (part of the Administration on Aging within the U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services) is seeking comments on draft voluntary consensus guidelines for Adult...
View ArticleJohn Oliver Takes on Guardianship Abuse
For anyone unfamiliar with the show, HBO’s “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” features in-depth, dark – and often viciously humorous takes on important news. The last show shared the often dark and...
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Sarah Cavar: ASAN’s Invitational Summit on Supported Decision-Making
Sarah Cavar A Summary of ASAN’s Invitational Summit on Supported Decision-Making and Transition to the Community: Conclusions and Recommendations. Introduction: The Autistic Self-Advocacy Network...
View ArticleNDY Public Comment On Guardianship Urges More Rights Protections for Disabled...
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...
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 ArticleMichael Hickson’s Widow Files Civil Case Against Guardian Agency That...
[Press Release from the law firm involved:] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 16, 2021 Chicago, Illinois ROBBINS, SALOMON & PATT, LTD. SEEKS JUSTICE FOR MICHAEL HICKSON, FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST...
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