Bad Cripple

Paralyzed since I was 18 years old, I have spent much of the last 30 years thinking about the reasons why the social life of crippled people is so different from those who ambulate on two feet. After reading about the so called Ashley Treatment I decided it was time to write a book about my life as a crippled man. My book, Bad Cripple: A Protest from an Invisible Man, will be published by Counter Punch. I hope my book will completed soon.

Thursday, October 4, 2007

Why Focus on Cure?

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There were many things I never understood about Christopher Reeve after he was paralyzed. Foremost among them his intense and singular focus...
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Friday, September 14, 2007

Revelation for the NYT Dining Critic

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New York is a hard city. It is an even harder city when a person who uses a wheelchair wants to dine out. Althought the New York Times dinin...
Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Fear of Hospitals

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I am afraid of being admitted to a hospital. I am not afraid of getting sick but rather worry about how I will be treated once I am admitted...
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A New Beginning

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I have started this blog for a number of reasons. First, I want to prove to my son Tom that I may not quite be as stupid as he thinks I am. ...
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william Peace
PhD 1992 in anthropology Columbia University, I am interested in disability rights and bioethics.
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