A Future without Segregation
Can we realize a future where people with disabilities get the help they need without being segregated in a classroom, …
Read MoreThe Top 5 Reasons Why We Haven’t Yet Ended Disability Segregation
1. Fear of Change There is a big, obsolete, but functioning service structure out there, with people in jobs, agencies …
Read MoreLet Me Get This Straight. You Don’t Want the Institution to Close Because You’ll Lose YOUR JOB?
Controversy continues regarding efforts around the country to close large state-run institutions for people with developmental disabilities. Many of these …
Read MoreRestrict Choice? You Bet!
Numerous recent comments sent to the US Administration on Developmental Disabilities from the “Voice of the Retarded” have centered on …
Read MoreIllinois Nursing Home Residents with Disabilities File Suit
Five individuals with physical disabilities living in nursing homes have sued Illinois state officials for unnecessary institutionalization as discrimination under …
Read MoreOn the Road in Iowa and Kansas
My apologies to my readers for the gap in posting. Since the release of my book, Raymond’s Room, and with …
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