10 Preservation: A Case Study of Collective Conscience

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Foreword xii
5. Acknowledgments xv
6. Introduction 1
7. Part 1: Pennhurst in Time and Place
8. 1 The Idea of Pennhurst: Eugenics and the Abandonment of Hope 15
9. 2 Living in a World Apart 39
10. 3 The Veil of Secrecy: A Legacy of Exploitation and Abuse 58
11. Part 2: The Power of Advocacy
12. 4 Suffer the Little Children: An Oral Remembrance 77
13. 5 The Rise of Family and Organizational Advocacy 85
14. 6 From PARC to Pennhurst: The Legal Argument for Equality 104
15. 7 The Rise of Self-Advocacy: A Personal Remembrance 124
16. 8 The Pennhurst Longitudinal Study and Public Policy: How We Learned That People Were Better Off 150
17. Part 3: A View to the Future
18. 9 Touring the Ecology of the Abandoned 177
19. 10 Preservation: A Case Study of Collective Conscience 195
20. 11 The Final Indignity and the Dawning of Hope 206
21. Conclusion 222
22. Timeline of Pennhurst State School and Hospital 253
23. Suggestions for Further Reading 256
24. Contributors 260
25. Index 263