People with intellectual disabilities are, as Jean Vanier is fond of calling them, “friends of time.”
Disabilities
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
Review: In “Far From the Tree,” parents cope with children utterly different from themselves
The documentary version of Andrew Solomon’s book emphasizes the love parents have for children with autism, deafness and other unexpected identities.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
For deaf Catholics, a gesture from Pope Francis meant the world
With a smile on his face and his right arm raised in the air, Francis placed his two middle fingers in his palms and signed “I love you.”
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
My (second hand) experience of cystic fibrosis
Our June 6 guest is Anna Keating, the co-author of The Catholic Catalogue: A Field Guide to the Daily Acts That Make Up a Catholic Life (Penguin Random House). We discuss her recent article, “My friend’s diagnosis of cystic fibrosis has powerfully influenced her life—and mine.” We also discuss these articles: ‘Roseanne’ and the Two Standards […]
Posted inPodcasts, Politics & Society
Who will care for adults with disabilities?
Our May 30 guest is John W. Miller, a Pittsburgh-based writer and former staff reporter and foreign correspondent for The Wall Street Journal. We discuss his recent article, “As their parents get older, who will care for people with disabilities?” We also discuss these articles: ‘The Ceremony of Innocence Is Drowned’: America’s editors on Ireland […]
Posted inFeatures, Politics & Society
As their parents get older, who will care for people with disabilities?
As states continue to close large state-run institutions designed to house large numbers of people with cognitive disabilities, the United States faces a new crisis: a shortage of new nonprofit group homes.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
‘Elimination’ of Down syndrome is a ‘great hate crime,’ says Holy See conference at the U.N.
“Maybe one day we will live in a world without disabilities. Wouldn’t that be perfect for modern-day Hitlers?”
Posted inFaith, News
New light of the anti-abortion movement — an accomplished woman with Down syndrome
Karen Gaffney has swum the English Channel, given a TEDx talk and received an honorary doctorate.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
The elderly and disabled were left behind in Hurricane Irma. What will happen next time?
It remains to be seen whether new efforts to address vulnerabilities faced by low-income, disabled and elderly people will result in meaningful changes.
Posted inLast Take, Politics & Society
Margaret Sanger was a eugenicist. Why are we still celebrating her?
Sanger argued for compulsory sterilization and segregation for people with disabilities.