Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Abandoned & Disappeared


"One can take a perfectly healthy human being, tie them in a wheelchair, and they will die if you leave them immobile for long periods of time. Everything shuts down. All body systems are dependent on movement." – Karen Green McGowan, developmental disabilities nurse

Read about Mexico’s Segregation and Abuse of Children and Adults with Disabilities (A Report by Disability Rights International and the Comisión Méxicana de Defensa y Promoción de los Derechos Humanos).

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