The Disabled Book

Foreword     11
Introduction     14
Disability in Modern Times
Chapter Preface     20
Infants with Disabilities Should Not Receive Lifesaving Treatment   Chicago Daily Tribune     22
Institutions Offer Substandard Care for People with Disabilities   Gordon Zahn     26
Parents Fight for Increased Rights for People with Disabilities   Margaret McDonald     33
Creating a National Plan to Assist People with Mental Disabilities   Stafford L. Warren     41
Increased Access for the Disabled Is Mandated by Law$dU.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division     48
New Technology Transforms the Lives of Disabled Individuals   Adam Schwartz     54
Issues Faced by People with Disabilities
Chapter Preface     59
Dissolution of Institutions for the Disabled May Lead to Unsafe and Substandard Care   Meg LaPorte     61
The Disabled Should Not Have to Live in Institutions   Karl Grunewald     73
The Americans with Disabilities Act Provides Access to the American Dream   Tony Coelho     79
The Americans with Disabilities Act Still Has Much to Accomplish   Jim McKay     84
Murderers with Mental Disabilities Are Not Executed Disproportionately   Dudley Sharp     90
Criminals with Mental Disabilities Should Be Exempt from Capital Punishment   Laurence Armand French     96
Education for People with Disabilities
Chapter Preface     107
Separate Classrooms Are the Best Environment for Children with Disabilities   Mary Sharp     109
Inclusive Education Is Beneficial to Students with Disabilities and Without   Kathy Flores     115
Social Inclusion Programs Benefit Students with Disabilities   Louise Fenner     120
Self-Esteem Is an Exaggerated Need for Students with Disabilities   Richard M. Foxx   Constance E. Roland     124
An Appropriate Education Should Be Guaranteed for All, Despite Funding Issues   Greg Cruey     131
Funding for Special Education Is Excessive   Robert Worth     134
The Impact of Technological Advances on the Disabled
Chapter Preface     148
Cochlear Implants Increase Full Participation in Life for the Deaf   Arlene Romoff     150
Advocates of Cochlear Implants Attempt to Destroy Deaf Culture   Kristina Flores     156
Preventing Puberty in Children with Severe Disabilities Improves Quality of Life$dAshley's Mom and Dad     161
Preventing Puberty in Children with Severe Disabilities Is a Violation of Personal Rights    Disability Rights Education   Defense Fund     166
Prenatal Genetic Testing Prevents Diseases and Disabilities   Johann Hari     170
Prenatal Genetic Testing Ignores the Value of People with Disabilities   Elizabeth R. Schiltz     175
Chronology     182
Organizations to Contact     188
For Further Reading     195
Index     199