Doing Disability Justice

"Please don't throw me away, Daddy.  Don't throw me away."  So begged the boy hiding in the closet after overhearing the psychologist say to put the boy in an institution and forget him.

For 75 years families have supported each other and advocated for better lives for people with developmental and intellectual disabilities.  Beginning in a time when institutions were the answer that professionals gave, and continuing today when the Americans with Disabilities Act promises justice, family advocacy has remained the same.

"A captivating book ... spellbinding ... an excellent book on many levels and enjoyable to read. I recommend it." --David Braddock, Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities, University of Colorado

"... a story of the nation's oldest oldest and largest disability organization - The Arc ... it's a people-filled, fact-filled book about love, passion and hard work to try to do what is right." --K. Charlie Lakin, University of Minnesota

"... an essential historical resource ... Larry Jones's rich account of disability advocacy." --Peter V. Berns, CEO, The Arc of the United States