One of the points made in the explanation of societal devaluation, in the SRV monograph authored by Wolfensberger (e.g., page 40 in the 4th expanded edition) and in SRV leadership level workshops, is that societal… Read More »book review: ‘No Place to Call Home: Inside the Real Lives of Gypsies and Travellers’
I have mentioned Dr. Jeff McNair of CalBaptist University in past posts (here and here). Jeff is the senior editor of the Journal of the Christian Institute on Disability (check this post about an article that… Read More »just arrived: vol 2 no 1 of the Journal of the Christian Institute on Disability
This NY Times article entitled ‘Alabama’s White Elephant’ describes several likely problematic consequences of a new federal prison for women being built in Alabama (US). Many of these problems can be framed and understood in… Read More »Prisons and ‘setting access’
A report from the US Bureau of Justice. I have not started reviewing this material yet, and so may have more to post on in the future, but even the highlights are sadly instructive about the… Read More »US Bureau of Justice Statistics: Crime Against Persons With Disabilities, 2008-2010 – Statistical Tables
A 2010 radio show and 2011 longitudinal study on heightened vulnerability for those in and those leaving the foster care system. The study looks at (in Social Role Valorization terms) heightened vulnerability to devaluation and… Read More »report: ‘Midwest Evaluation of the Adult Functioning of Former Foster Youth’
I’d like to extend a warm welcome to our newest readers from Millersville University, those students taking either Applied Foundations in Contemporary Special Education (undergraduate SPED237) or Psychology of Students with Disabilities (graduate SPED601). Some… Read More »welcome to Millersville University students!