Good kings bad kings: A novel

Good kings bad kings: A novel is the 2012 winner of the PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction, a prize that was created to promote fiction that addresses issues of social justice and the impact of culture and politics on human relationships.

This book takes us into the lives of a group of typical teenagers―alienated, funny, yearning for autonomy―except that they live in an institution for juveniles with disabilities. Each chapter gives us a glimpse at a different person using his or her own voice and dialect.

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We can shine: From institutions to independence

We can shine: From institutions to independence is a documentary made by a filmmaker with a disability about the state of institutions for people with developmental disabilities in New York State from the 1900's onward. It explores specific events within the DD movement and interviews self-advocates who were placed in institutions at a young age and are now living independently.

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Forgotten People

Forgotten People documents horrific conditions in psychiatric facilities around the world including Mexico, Armenia, Hungary, and the former Yugoslavia. People with mental disabilities the world over are subjected to serious human rights abuses. These two powerful short videos present a global perspective on the abuse and neglect of people with mental disabilities.

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