Emotional Security: A Retractable Anchor

  My mother loved the summer camp she remembered from her childhood so, each year in June, I was sent off to embrace her memories. The camp was located near a lake named Catherine, a name that means innocent. The lake was welcoming, but like other deceptively innocent surfaces, the water could be dangerous for inexperienced swimmers. A small group…

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Involuntary Sterilization Of Americans With Disability (Not Even Houdini Could Hide My Wheelchair)

In the early 1900s, American biologists Charles Davenport and Harry Laughlin were leaders of a eugenics movement that advocated involuntary sterilization of people with disability. Eugenics, a Greek term meaning “good birth”, was first used in 1883 by the English scientist Sir Francis Galton. Eugenics attempts to “improve” society through selective reproduction that increases children born to “desirable” people (positive…

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What Is A BlogSearch? (Research And Statistics – Yes, There’s Good News!)

BlogSearch is an intellectual resource for people who live with medical illness and disability, and for those who share personal or professional relationships with us. BlogSearch is a new form of communication that integrates personal experience and research data. BlogSearch reflects Dr. Jackie’s belief that knowledge is the most important “assistive device”. The name “BlogSearch” combines the words “blog” and…

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