Hi Devva, Thank you for sharing. This is devastating news. Neil was a great figure and role model in the Bay Area disability community. He will be missed greatly. Best, Lateef > On May 10, 2023, at 3:05 PM, devva@earthlink.net wrote: > > Dear Friends, > > I just got this sad sad news that Neil has died. > > I just wrote to him! He was very excited about a wonderful disability museum project we are visioning together and he wanted to work with me on the database design. He said he was in the hospital but………………………. > > He was a power force for our movement and was missing Judy Heumann, friends from childhood. > > We must all send sweet thoughts to his wife Denise and son David. > > If you are interested in the Museum project, email me. We are one more person into needing our work to honor and preserve theirs. > > May his memory be a blessing! > > Shalom, > > Devva > > > > > Devva Kasnitz, PhD > Adj Professor, City University of New York—School of Professional Studies—Disability Studies > Telecommunications Access for the Deaf and Disabled Administrative Committee, CA > 1614 D Street > Eureka, CA 95501-2345 > Text and Voicemail: (510) 206-5767 > Email: devva@earthlink.net <mailto:devva@earthlink.net> > If you don’t know me, I prefer email, Skype with IM, or text as I do have a significant speech impairment. > NOW IN PAPERBACK! Occupying Disability: Critical Approaches to Community, Justice, and Decolonizing Disability > Editors: Block, P., Kasnitz, D., Nishida, A., Pollard, N. http://www.springer.com/us/book/9789401799836 <http://www.springer.com/us/book/9789401799836> > From: Tauna Szymanski <tszymanski@communicationfirst.org <mailto:tszymanski@communicationfirst.org>> > Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2023 2:00 PM > To: AllC1st@communicationfirst.org <mailto:AllC1st@communicationfirst.org> > Subject: More sad news > > > > Sharing this news from Clarissa that Neil Jacobsen passed away today as well. As some of you know, we recently reached out to him and his wife Denise about their interest in becoming more involved with CommunicationFIRST. Here's an article <https://jweekly.com/2020/04/23/crip-camp-two-disability-rights-activists-and-their-summer-of-love/>about Neil and Denise, who were featured in Crip Camp. > > > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Clarissa Kripke <kripkecc@gmail.com <mailto:kripkecc@gmail.com>> > Date: Wed, May 10, 2023 at 4:50 PM > Subject: Re: Very sad news > To: Tauna Szymanski <tszymanski@communicationfirst.org <mailto:tszymanski@communicationfirst.org>> > > > > <hqdefault.jpg> > > Primetime Parenting <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txkFgP9PPrw> > youtube.com <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txkFgP9PPrw> > This is how I will remember him--as first disabled couple to adopt. > > Clarissa > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > >> On May 10, 2023, at 1:39 PM, Clarissa Kripke <kripkecc@gmail.com <mailto:kripkecc@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> I first met Neil on the white house lawn. >> >> Clarissa >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> >> Begin forwarded message: >> >>> From: Ann Daniels <anngdan@gmail.com <mailto:anngdan@gmail.com>> >>> Date: May 10, 2023 at 9:51:43 AM PDT >>> To: DK <dkod510@gmail.com <mailto:dkod510@gmail.com>> >>> Cc: Disability and Accessibility <accessibility@shaarzahav.org <mailto:accessibility@shaarzahav.org>>, Mychal Copeland <rabbimychal@gmail.com <mailto:rabbimychal@gmail.com>> >>> Subject: Re: Very sad news >>> >>>  >>> >>> Oh, Danny, how sad. Thank you for letting us know. >>> >>> >>> >>> Hugs, >>> >>> Ann >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, May 10, 2023 at 9:39 AM DK <dkod510@gmail.com <mailto:dkod510@gmail.com>> wrote: >>> >>>> good morning everyone, >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> His son David just posted on Facebook that Neil Jacobson passed away. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I will post more information when I have it. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> With thanks and love and sadness, >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Danny >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Disability and Accessibility" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to accessibility+unsubscribe@shaarzahav.org <mailto:accessibility+unsubscribe@shaarzahav.org>. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Disability and Accessibility" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to accessibility+unsubscribe@shaarzahav.org <mailto:accessibility+unsubscribe@shaarzahav.org>. >>> > > > > > -- > > > > Tauna Szymanski, JD, MPA (she/her) > > Executive Director & Legal Director > > 1629 K Street, NW, Suite 300 | Washington, DC 20006 > > tszymanski@communicationfirst.org <mailto:tszymanski@communicationfirst.org> | T: 202-556-0573 > > https://communicationfirst.org/ <https://communicationfirst.org/> > > Watch LISTEN <https://communicationfirst.org/LISTEN/> and See Us, Hear Us <https://communicationfirst.org/see-us-hear-us/>! 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