One of the wounding experiences which can result from social and societal devaluation is that of deathmaking, a term coined by Dr. Wolfensberger to describe actions that hasten the death of societally devalued people (cf.… Read More »UK report: ‘Confidential Inquiry into premature deaths of people with learning disabilities’
We just added a PDF of 2 articles to the SRVIP website, one by Ray Lemay entitled ‘Social Role Valorization versus drug therapies’ and a second by Wolf Wolfensberger entitled ‘Reply to Levitas, McCandleless, Elenewski… Read More »2 articles added to SRVIP website
From the UK, a recent blog post which mentions Dr. Wolfensberger, deathmaking and devalued roles. Apparently, the blog writer is concerned about deathmaking in relation to people in the UK with chronic fatigue syndrome. I’m… Read More »Wolfensberger, deathmaking and devalued roles
Alex Schadenberg, executive director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition in Toronto, regularly blogs on topics related to the vulnerability and deathmaking of socially devalued people.