A review by mayo899
Capitalism and Disability: Selected Writings by Marta Russell by Keith Rosenthal, Marta Russell

5.0

cannot be pro disability rights w/o being anti-capitalist. the common conception of disability is defined thru a capitalist lens—to be disabled ultimately means to be unable to work. if you cannot work, be a “productive” member of society, then your value is worth less. ADA was basically a sham. these essays laid bare the inequities and oppressive nature of our current laws, economic system and national political motivations over the last 50 years or so. as long as we continue to value profit over human life, people with disabilities may always end up at the bottom of the barrel. essential read imo!!!!!