…Y’s blogs featuring Bill’s work, go here. And for links to some of Bill’s Bad Cripple Blogs on NDY issues, many are listed on our articles page. One of our favorite pieces is this great video satire: YouTube: EZ Breezy Assisted Suicide w/ Bill Peace (and Tipsy Tullivan) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5ZRRezMIMc Bill Peace has left all of us a rich legacy spanning decades during this critical time for the disability rights movement. He will be de…
…d Cripple Blog, 8/14/16) States Worse than Death: I Don’t Think So by Bill Peace (Bad Cripple Blog, 8/10/16) Ableism and Mass Murder by Bill Peace (Bad Cripple Blog, 7/28/16) Ableism is Deadly: Mass Murder in Japan by Bill Peace (Bad Cripple Blog, 7/26/16) Jerika Bolen and Inspirational Death by Bill Peace (Bad Cripple Blog, 7/25/16) Disability Exploitation by AJ French (DaveWiseMatters, 6/24/16) A Second Class Existence: Me Before You Gets It All…
…not explicitly stated, the message was loud and clear. I can help you die peacefully.” Peace concludes that his experience was not an isolated case, but instead was evidence of pervasive discrimination against people with disabilities. “Many people – the physician I met that fateful night included – assume disability is a fate worse than death,” he writes. Was Peace’s experience unique? Is his assessment accurate? We invited commentaries from lea…
…the three commentaries: Comfort Care as Denial of Personhood by William J. Peace Commentaries/Reactions to Comfort Care as Denial of Personhood: “Disability Discrimination” by Diane Coleman and Stephen Drake – We discuss evidence that Bill Peace’s account of feeling devalued and threatened in a healthcare setting may be just the tip of an ugly iceberg. “Disability Discrimination: Risky Business for “Consenting” Adults” – Philosopher Anita Silvers…
…the three commentaries: Comfort Care as Denial of Personhood by William J. Peace Commentaries/Reactions to Comfort Care as Denial of Personhood: “Disability Discrimination” by Diane Coleman and Stephen Drake – We discuss evidence that Bill Peace’s account of feeling devalued and threatened in a healthcare setting may be just the tip of an ugly iceberg. “Disability Discrimination: Risky Business for “Consenting” Adults” – Philosopher Anita Silvers…
