Johnson, Harriet Mcbryde,
The Disability Gulag. Harriet McBryde Johnson. - New York Times Magazine, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 101, Human Relations, 1522-3248; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: The Disability Gulag, Nov. 23, 2003; pp. 58+.
"Grandmother lost her mother in the early 1900's to what was considered progressive policy. To protect society from the insane, feebleminded and physically defective, states invested enormous public capital in institutions, often scattered in remote areas. Into this state-created disability gulag people disappeared, one by one. Today, more than 1.7 million mothers and fathers, daughters and sons, are lost in America's disability gulag." (NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE) The author, a disabled-rights activist, argues against state-sponsored institutionalization for those with severe disabilities, noting that allowing Medicaid to finance in-home services would not only make the funds go further but would give recipients greater freedom to live more normal lives.
1522-3248;
Home care services
Inmates of institution
Institutional care
Medicaid
People with disabilities--Services for
AC1.S5
050
The Disability Gulag. Harriet McBryde Johnson. - New York Times Magazine, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 101, Human Relations, 1522-3248; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: The Disability Gulag, Nov. 23, 2003; pp. 58+.
"Grandmother lost her mother in the early 1900's to what was considered progressive policy. To protect society from the insane, feebleminded and physically defective, states invested enormous public capital in institutions, often scattered in remote areas. Into this state-created disability gulag people disappeared, one by one. Today, more than 1.7 million mothers and fathers, daughters and sons, are lost in America's disability gulag." (NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE) The author, a disabled-rights activist, argues against state-sponsored institutionalization for those with severe disabilities, noting that allowing Medicaid to finance in-home services would not only make the funds go further but would give recipients greater freedom to live more normal lives.
1522-3248;
Home care services
Inmates of institution
Institutional care
Medicaid
People with disabilities--Services for
AC1.S5
050