Select two leaders from the website "Leadership in the History of the Developmental Disability Movement"
http://www.disabilityhistorywiki.org/leadership/
• Post your reaction to the information presented on two of the
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Select two leaders from the website "Leadership in the History of the Developmental Disability Movement"
http://www.disabilityhistorywiki.org/leadership/
• Post your reaction to the information presented on two of the leaders. What is your impression? What contribution did they make to the "disability movement"?
View video on Willowbrook. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RA7sX_FYSCY&list=PLVvgapxToLhhnTwFQHu8DOq2TpcPMwKQO
• What is your reaction after watching the expose' on "Willowbrook"?
• What are your thoughts knowing that places like this institution existed not so long ago, during your parent's lifetime, right here in Minnesota?
Read the article on Rosemary Kennedy.
• What is your reaction to what happened to Rosemary Kennedy?
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Aaron Herrmann
ThursdayOct 4 at 10:50am
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One leader I chose was Gunnar Dybwad. A man with a huge heart and goals to better humanity. He influenced an important movement for people with intellectual disabilities with the PARC vs. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania case in 1969. This case put forth the right for children with disabilities to get an equal and free public education. He was contributory for the Declaration of the Rights for Disabled Persons by the United Nations. My cousin has cerebral palsy and she has had really good schooling in her life. I feel Mr. Dybwad and his wife are accredited to her having full opportunities for learning.
Another leader I selected was Ed Roberts. He was an advocate for human rights and did not let Polio define who he was. I thought it was so powerful that he didn't give up to be the first person with disabilities to attend the University of California at Berkley. He was looked down upon by a dean, counselor and others. They thought it was pointless for him to attend college because he wouldn't be able to get a job. With the support of other administrators, he sure proved them wrong. Ed formed the Rolling Quads and attained a masters degree with doctoral studies. He eventually formed the Center For Independent Living in 1972, which was ran and managed by people with disabilities.
My reaction after watching the Willowbrook video was heartbreaking. The place was hell on Earth and my heart goes out to all those children and adults who were treated so unfairly. The conditions were worst than any prison for people that deserve so much more in life. It was great to see Geraldo being a stepping stone to putting an end to Willowbrook. He genuinely cares for people. I can't believe places like this exist, and not that long ago either. It makes me sick to my stomach knowing people with disabilities had to endure this kind of living. Thankfully, humanity has come along way in the past 35 years with so many good people with and without disabilities standing up for their individual rights. There is still a long way to go, but as a society, we are moving forward with such movements like shredding the "R" word and people first language.
What happened to Rosemary Kennedy was a tragic story. Being embarrassed of your own child in hopes to have better political gain is pure evil. She did not deserve to be without love or attention. Even after a terrible lobotomy, Rosemary knew she was abandoned when her mother visited her after twenty years and there was only rage for her mother. Rosemary's parents unfortunately forgot her, but her siblings were able to giver her some quality of life until she passed away at 86. It was warming to see JFK and Eunice Kennedy Shriver working tireless to make positive change for people with disabilities by starting the Special Olympics.
Jaehwa Flandermeyer
SundayOct 7 at 2:46pm
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Elizabeth Boggs was a great policy leader. I thought it was very inspirational how she was going to school planning on studying chemistry and mathematics, but then she decided to change her mind once since her son was born with a developmental disability. Instead, she studied advocacy and disability policy. She was an important leader in the disability movement. She was a part of the Mental Retardation Committee and developed the U.N. Declaration of Rights of the Mentally Retarded. She also, worked with the Arc Committee and coined and popularized the term "developmental disability." She also, worked with medicaid long term services with people with developmental disabilities. I thought it was interesting learning from the video, there weren't many services and not much funds to provide services for people with disabilities.
Ed Roberts is another important leader. I thought it was very inspiring that he was the first student with a severe disability to attend the University of California.
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