Category Archives: Disability Rights

Disability Rights Advocate Files Discrimination Complaint Against …

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Advocates press disability voice in NCLB rewrite … – Rooted in Rights

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Disability Wasn't Mentioned in the State of the Union. Should We …

This past Tuesday, President Obama gave his last State of the Union address. As a policy wonk and a card carrying member of the politics fandom, I enjoyed it tremendously. As a disability rights advocate, I was …

Disability rights groups weigh in on New York assisted suicide case

Eleven disability rights groups, led by Not Dead Yet, filed an amicus brief in support of a recent court decision, currently on appeal, dismissing a challenge to New York State's physician-assisted suicide law. “Our basic position …

Autistic Self Advocacy Network Joins Disability Rights Amicus Brief …

On Wednesday January 6, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network joined Not Dead Yet and nine other disability rights organizations in filing a friend-of-the-court brief opposing physician-assisted suicide in New York. The brief …