Wolfensberger’s April 2010 article (and recent workshops being taught in Massachusetts and Ontario) on how services should function in times of shrinking financial resources is generating lots of comments. This blog has several lengthy posts… Read More »Another blog posting about Wolfensberger’s article on shrinking financial resources
The Braddock library at the Institute on Disability and Human Development, University of Illinois in Chicago (US), contains a number of items from the collections of David Braddock and of Wolfensberger. Note that the catalog… Read More »Braddock Library at IDHD, Univ. of Illinois
Blog posting on Euthanasia Prevention Coalition which references Wolfensberger and Social Role Valorization.
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
On day 3 of the philosophy of personalism workshop, we learned about the importance of assuming personal (moral) responsibility. We also learned about some of the major writers and thinkers of personalism, particularly but not… Read More »Day 3 of the philosophy of personalism workshop
During day 2 of the philosophy of personalism workshop, we learned about the value of each and every person. We also discussed the principle of subsidiarity.