RAYMOND'S ROOM

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Table of Contents

Introduction.................................................................... xii

One Toothbrush: Institutional Life................................ 1

Labeling and the Disability Industrial Complex...... 21

Once Segregated, Hard to Get Out........................... 51

Abusive Responses to Challenging Behavior........ 71

Dangerous People: Public Attitudes and
Myths of Disabilities..................................................... 91

Competency, Commonality, and Life Dreams:
Communities Are for Everyone................................ 107

People Need Jobs, Not Day Programs.................. 141

People Need Homes, Not Residential Facilities.. 173

Building a Life One Person at a Time..................... 187

Conclusion................................................................... 209

End Notes and Quotations........................................ 213