A recent article about schizophrenia appeared in the New York Times online. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/26/opinion/our-failed-approach-to-schizophrenia.html?_r=0 In my opinion, the author’s point of view is skewed against those who might be diagnosed with this illness. I believe that society is as much to blame as the patient in some cases, and I consider it to be unfair and […]
Category Archives: Disability Rights
America’s Failing Mental Health System
Time has a good article on some of the problems with the mental health system in the United States.
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Today is the 20th annual International Day of Persons with Disabilities: Over one billion people, or approximately 15 per cent of the world’s population, live with some form of disability. Persons with disabilities, “the world’s largest minority”, often face barriers to participation in all aspects of society. Barriers can take a variety of forms, including those […]
U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
The U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities can be found here. Currently, Republicans are trying to block the U.S. from adopting it.
Disability Rights Activists Hail Supreme Court's Affordable Care Act …
Disability Rights Activists Hail Supreme Court's Affordable Care Act Decision. The Center for Disability Rights (CDR), along with other disability rights organizations, such as the national disability rights grassroots group ADAPT, is very excited …