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Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 2005

On July 26, 2005, President George W. Bush signed the Presidential Proclamation to Commemorate the 15th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Disability Gulag

The NY Times Magazine article by Harriet McBryde Johnson. (This version covers 13 ads-heavy pages.)

Complete text of The Disability Gulag by Harriet McBryde Johnson (in PDF format).

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Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson are clones on the run in
Michael Bay’s futuristic action film The Island.

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Index to the Chronic Illness Serenity Prayer Gift Shop

Information on groups, individuals, and organizations that advocate for, work to protect, and struggle to advance the legal, human, and service rights of people with disabilities. Conversely, details are provided for advocacy groups that wish to redefine the meaning of “personhood,” the “quality of life,” and “life choices” or “right-to-die” decisions.

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Harriet McBryde Johnson, whose law practice specializes in disability advocacy, is probably best known for the 13 years she protested the Jerry Lewis Telethon. (She resents how Jerry portrays a child’s MD diagnosis as a “death sentence.”)

In her book Too Late to Die Young, Johnson details what life is like for someone who must depend on a personal assistant to help her attend to many of her daily needs and chores. Johnson explains how she faces her challenges from the seat of her motorized wheelchair by tackling none other than the animal rights advocate and euthanasia champion who believes that “children like her” should be killed at birth to allow the parents to have children who will lead a “happier life.”

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