Why I Burned My Book and Other Essays on Disability (American Subjects).Why I Burned My Book and Other Essays on Disability (American Subjects) By Paul K. Longmore Temple University Press. 278 pages. $22.95. The latest work by historian and activist Paul K. Longmore reveals the hidden history of disabled people in America and traces the disability rights movement up to the present. Along the way, Longmore--who acquired his own disability from polio polio: see poliomyelitis. demonstrates how the perspective of disability rights advocates often conflicts with the views of nondisabled people on health care policy, assisted suicide assisted suicide: see euthanasia. , and other issues. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the U.S. Census Bureau Noun 1. Census Bureau - the bureau of the Commerce Department responsible for taking the census; provides demographic information and analyses about the population of the United States Bureau of the Census , there are fifty-four million disabled Americans. Why I Burned My Book is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand the history and the current issues of disability. |
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