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Robert M. Baird (Waco, TX) is a professor and the former chair of the philosophy department at Baylor University. He is editor with Stuart E. Rosenbaum of Prometheus’s Contemporary Issues series.

Stuart E. Rosenbaum (Waco, TX) is a professor of philosophy at Baylor University. He is editor with Robert M. Baird of Prometheus’s Contemporary Issues series, and is the editor of Pragmatism and Religion.

S. Kay Toombs (Waco, TX) is an emeritus associate professor of philosophy at Baylor University, the editor of The Handbook of Phenomenology and Medicine, and the author of The Meaning of Illness: A Phenomenological Account of the Different Perspectives of Physician and Patient.

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DISABILITY

Prometheus Books

Contents

Preface.......................................................................................................................................................................9Introduction..................................................................................................................................................................13I. EXPERIENCING DISABILITY1. Walking with the Kurds John Hockenberry...................................................................................................................................232. I Hate Tiny Tim William G. Stothers.......................................................................................................................................373. The Exceptional Family: Walking the Edge of Tragedy and Transformation Ruthanne L. Curry..................................................................................414. Young and Disabled Nancy Mairs............................................................................................................................................575. Touching the Rock: An Experience of Blindness John M. Hull................................................................................................................716. I'm Listening as Hard as I Can Terry Galloway.............................................................................................................................777. Expecting Adam Martha Beck................................................................................................................................................838. Jamie Michael Brub......................................................................................................................................................95II. THE CASE OF CHRISTOPHER REEVE9. Fame and Disability: Christopher Reeve, Super Crips, and Infamous Celebrity Gerard Goggin and Christopher Newell..........................................................10510. More Than an Inspiration Robert Molsberry................................................................................................................................11711. Christopher Reeve's Super Bowl Ad Scored a Touchdown: But It Has Provoked a Surprisingly Negative Reaction among Disabled Groups. Why? John Williams.....................12312. Wishing for Kryptonite: A Response to Christopher Reeve's Pursuit of Cure William J. Peace...............................................................................12713. Christopher Reeve: 1952-2004 John Schatzlein.............................................................................................................................131III. THE DISABILITY RIGHTS MOVEMENT: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES14. The Disability Rights Movement: A Brief History...........................................................................................................................13715. The Second Phase: From Disability Rights to Disability Culture Paul K. Longmore..........................................................................................14116. Seeing Voices: A Journey into the World of the Deaf Oliver Sacks.........................................................................................................15117. A Psychological View of Disability Culture Carol J. Gill.................................................................................................................163IV. DISABILITY, SOCIAL POLICY, AND CITIZENSHIP18. Models of Disability and the Americans with Disabilities Act Richard K. Scotch...........................................................................................17119. The History of the Americans with Disabilities Act: A Movement Perspective Arlene Mayerson...............................................................................18520. Who Lost the ADA? Douglas Lathrop........................................................................................................................................19521. Citizenship and Disability Michael Brub................................................................................................................................205V. DISABILITY AND PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED SUICIDE22. National Council on Disability Position Paper on Disability and Physician-Assisted Suicide Issued in 1997 and Reaffirmed in 2005: Executive Summary.......................21723. Autonomy Board Position Statement on Physician-Assisted Suicide...........................................................................................................22124. Gallagher and Batavia on Physician-Assisted Suicide: An Open Letter to People with Disabilities Drew Batavia and Hugh Gregory Gallagher..................................22325. Physician-Assisted Death: Are We Asking the Right Questions? Barry Corbet................................................................................................22526. The Consequences of Legalized Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia: Testimony before the United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Diane Coleman............................23727. Suicide Intervention for People with Disabilities: A Lesson in Inequality Carol J. Gill..................................................................................25528. Freeing Choices Nancy Mairs..............................................................................................................................................271VI. VALUES AT STAKE IN DISABILITY DEBATES: MORAL AND RELIGIOUS ISSUES29. A Defense of Genocide Cal Montgomery.....................................................................................................................................28530. Unspeakable Conversations Harriet McBryde Johnson........................................................................................................................29131. Shopping at the Genetic Supermarket Peter Singer.........................................................................................................................30932. The Uncertain Rationale for Prenatal Disability Screening David Wasserman and Adrienne Asch..............................................................................33333. Living and Dying with Dignity S. Kay Toombs..............................................................................................................................33934. A Christian Approach to Disability Studies: A Prolegomenon Samuel Joeckel................................................................................................355Contributors..................................................................................................................................................................377

Introduction

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