On June 2, disability rights advocates rallied in Boston and Canton to protest the continued abusive practices at the Judge Rotenberg Center (JRC). This is an excellent write-up by my friend Lucy Berrington! I was in attendance at the Democratic State Convention at that time, so could not add my body as a JRC protester, …
Category: Disabilities
Feb 26
A couple of fascinating timelines
I’ve enjoyed poking around two websites that have timelines of events relating to disabilities. One is from the Lives Worth Living website (the name of a PBS documentary which has received high praise in the disability community). Some of their material is taken (with attribution) from another, more detailed timeline found on the National Consortium on …
Jan 20
Is It Time to Abandon the DSM?
Is It Time to Abandon the DSM? Controversy Over Autism May Present an Opportunity January 20, 2012 ©2012 Michael Forbes Wilcox “…disability is a natural part of the human experience…” From The Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (originally passed in 1990, and commonly referred to as “The DD Act”) The …
Oct 31
The Massachusetts Cross-Disability Advocacy Coalition (CDAC)
You will be hearing a lot more about this coalition from me (that’s a promise, not a threat!). We are just getting organized, and are noodling out ways to expand from our original core group into a truly state-wide and inclusive coalition. We are talking about doing 8 outreach gatherings in various places around the …