Archive for October, 2008

I just wanted to put up a link to William Peace’s thoughtful comments on the suicide of Daniel James of the UK and to also put up a note about the ongoing discussion on this issue over at Disaboom where I cross-posted my own article on the issue of “disability suicide.”  
Read more »

Considering that this blog is primarily focused on disability policy issues, it is rare that I choose to step beyond analysis and thoughtful discussion of law and rights into the arena of personal opinion, particularly when it comes to specific controvercial issues.  However, the following news articles caught my attention and rather surprised me...
Read more »

Today, (October 10) is World Mental Health Day. World Mental Health Day is a day for global mental health education, awareness and advocacy. It was first celebrated in 1992 at the initiative of the World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH), a global mental health organization with members and contacts in more than 150...
Read more »

Day in Washington is exceedingly proud to be hosting Disability Blog Carnival #47 – Policy. There were a number of great submissions and as you can see, I got somewhat carried away reading the work of so many wonderful bloggers. I hope you will forgive my indulgence and definitely take a look...
Read more »

Bloggers and readers please forgive me my tardiness. Unfortunately, I had a work-related emergency and so Disability Blog Carnival #47 will be posted tomorrow/today, October 10. My apologies to everyone. There have been some A-MA-ZING posts and really want to make sure that I do this justice. So…keep your eyes on this...
Read more »