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ADAPT took hundreds of disability rights advocates in Washington, D.C. this week to a surprising advocacy destination today: the offices of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights. ADAPT asked their help to address the “disconnect” between the disability rights community and the broader civil rights movement. We’re still awaiting the results and next steps, but among the examples of the disconnect given in ADAPT’s press release is legalization of assisted suicide:
“Progressives promote assisted suicide without recognizing a discriminatory, double standard where non-disabled people get suicide prevention and people with disabilities are provided suicide assistance.”