Category Archives: Paul Longmore

Introducing “Life Support” – a blog by Laura Hershey (and a tribute to Barb Knowlen)

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Last month, friend and colleague Laura Hershey started a new blog hosted on the website of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation titled “Life Support.”  Laura is a (quoting from her website) “writer, poet, activist, consultant.”  She is also a board member of Not Dead Yet and a friend.  She will be posting bimonthly. Her … Continue reading Introducing “Life Support” – a blog by Laura Hershey (and a tribute to Barb Knowlen) →

Two More Tributes to Paul Longmore

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The Los Angeles Times published a long obituary in the Sunday (August 15) edition of the paper.  Here are the first three paragraphs of the obit: Unable to use his hands because of a childhood bout with polio, Paul K. Longmore wrote his first book by punching a keyboard with a pen he held in … Continue reading Two More Tributes to Paul Longmore →

More Bloggers Remembering Paul Longmore

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As promised, this is a list of additional blogs marking the death of Paul Longmore: I somehow left out the blog post by Daniel Goldberg at the Medical Humanities Blog. This rightfully belonged in yesterday’s list. This tribute by Wheelie Catholic to Paul Longmore was also up yesterday. WheelerMom writes about the heroes she hopes … Continue reading More Bloggers Remembering Paul Longmore →

Diane Coleman Remembers Paul Longmore

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From Diane Coleman, president and founder of Not Dead Yet: Paul was one of a few disability rights activists and thinkers who changed my life in the 1980’s. He lived in Los Angeles then, and I was brand new to the movement, just finishing law school and joining my first CIL board. He often wrote … Continue reading Diane Coleman Remembers Paul Longmore →

Bloggers Remember Paul Longmore

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Since I wrote yesterday, there have been many moving tributes to Paul Longmore from friends, colleagues – and many who have been affected by his academic work and political advocacy. His facebook page is filled with messages of appreciation and remembrance.  I don’t know if his page is viewable to non-facebook users or even to … Continue reading Bloggers Remember Paul Longmore →