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In this episode of Life Fantastic, we discuss the history and continuing legacy of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 as well as the work that still needs to be done to meet the needs of disabled people.

The Americans with Disabilities Act, how far we've come, and where we need to go next.

A recent court ruling overturned a ban on using electric shock devices on developmentally disabled residents at the Judge Rotenberg Educational Center, In this episode of Life Fantastic, we discuss the use of these devices at the center and what they do to the residents.

https://www.change.org/p/fda-ban-torture-of-people-with-disabilities-and-stoptheshock/u/22696808

 

https://autisticadvocacy.org/stoptheshock/

 

https://resist.bot/petitions/PEYUAD

 

https://autisticscienceperson.com/2021/07/10/yes-it-really-is-legal-to-electrically-shock-disabled-children-in-the-us-as-punishment-stoptheshock/

The use of electric shock devices and other aversive practices continue at the Judge Rotenberg Educational Center in Massachusetts. Why?

In this episode of Life Fantastic hosts Samantha Pierce, Liza Citron, Scott Davis, and Jeremy Pierce talk about the impact of Sanchia A. Callender and the nonprofit organization that bears her name.

Why we advocate for people with developmental disabilities and youth in residential care.

How are philosophers thinking about disability, and what can we learn from the philosophy of disability? From the social model and medical model views of disability to the implications of the mere difference view and the bad difference view of disability. Parableman Jeremy Pierce and Kevin Timpe, both philosophers discuss their work and personal experiences with disability. Part 2 of 2.

From the social model and medical model views of disability to the implications of the mere difference view and the bad difference view of disability.

In this Father's Day episode of #LifeFantastic, we talk with special guest Alex Citron about how disability impacts fatherhood and the understanding of disability and fathering.