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.

Saturday, December 7, 2013

42 The Jackie Robinson Story, Disability and Loneliness

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I find a host of black American writers inspiring. I am particularly drawn to Richard W right, author of  Native Son  and Black Boy . Howeve...
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Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Lovely Video and the Disabled Body

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My body is unique. My left hip dislocated 40 years ago and as a result my left leg is about two inches shorter than my right. I have a sever...
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Monday, December 2, 2013

Ritual Humiliation in the Hospital

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Hospitals are total institutions. They operate much like a prison, nursing home, military base, or university. Every aspect of life is contr...
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Thursday, November 28, 2013

Stupid Ideas that Ignore Real Problems

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Travel when one uses a wheelchair is needless difficult. Airlines are rude to all people but the industry has a deeply ingrained bias agains...
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Tuesday, November 26, 2013

The SDS Has a Problem: Will they Respond?

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I am not a fan of the SDS (Society for Disability Studies). I should enjoy going to SDS meetings but I do not. I have been to two SDS meetin...
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Monday, November 25, 2013

Wise Words When One Enters the World of Disability

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Fear is a primal emotion. Many people fear disability. We crippled people as all know are the only minority group one can join against our w...
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Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Inside Higher Education Picks Up on My Story

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Today, Inside Higher Education published an article by Megan Rogers that expanded on the significance of my most recent post about being exc...
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william Peace
PhD 1992 in anthropology Columbia University, I am interested in disability rights and bioethics.
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