Wolf Wolfensberger 1934-2011

[Guest guest]

Dear Friends,

Before there was inclusion, person-first language, person-centered planning, and

even before most community based services for people with disabilities, Wolf

Wolfensberger published his book *Normalization* and impacted the beginnings of

deinstitutionalization, citizen advocacy, disability rights, etc.

I met Wolf Wolfensberger at the Syracuse l'Arche Community in January of 1976

when I was living there as an assistant, fresh out of college. Wolf was

instrumental in bringing l'Arche (founded by Vanier in 1964) to Syracuse a

few years after his book on Normalization was published. Wolf was on the

Syracuse l'Arche board of directors and we were fortunate to be able to

participate in many of his workshops on what was then called Normalization (now

Social Role Valorization), and on PASS, Citizen Advocacy, etc.

He had a very profound influence on my way of seeing the world. He was very

controversial but always made you reflect on things you might never have.

One of my favorite quotes of his was his description of what he was actually

hearing when the sirens of emergency vehicles blared - too frequently- in the

Syracuse area:

" I realized I was actually hearing society SCREAMING for help! " Huh. Made me

stop and take stock. Anyway, here are a few links describing him much better

than I can:

http://whatsortsofpeople.wordpress.com/2011/03/01/dr-wolf-wolfensberger-1934-201\

1/

http://inclusionnetwork.ning.com/profiles/blogs/wolf-wolfensberger-memorial?xg_s\

ource=activity

http://www.mnddc.org/wolfensberger/index.html

http://ndisonline.blogspot.com/2011/03/wolf-wolfensberger-1934-2011-thank-you.ht\

ml

http://www.aamr.org/content_5779.cfm

God bless us, every one!

Beth

20 y/o Pete's Mum

Columbus OH area

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> Dear Friends,

>

> Before there was inclusion, person-first language, person-centered

> planning, and even before most community based services for people with

> disabilities, Wolf Wolfensberger published his book *Normalization* and

> impacted the beginnings of deinstitutionalization, citizen advocacy,

> disability rights, etc.

>

> I met Wolf Wolfensberger at the Syracuse l'Arche Community in January of

> 1976 when I was living there as an assistant, fresh out of college. Wolf was

> instrumental in bringing l'Arche (founded by Vanier in 1964) to

> Syracuse a few years after his book on Normalization was published. Wolf was

> on the Syracuse l'Arche board of directors and we were fortunate to be able

> to participate in many of his workshops on what was then called

> Normalization (now Social Role Valorization), and on PASS, Citizen Advocacy,

> etc.

>

> He had a very profound influence on my way of seeing the world. He was very

> controversial but always made you reflect on things you might never have.

>

> One of my favorite quotes of his was his description of what he was

> actually hearing when the sirens of emergency vehicles blared - too

> frequently- in the Syracuse area:

>

> " I realized I was actually hearing society SCREAMING for help! " Huh. Made

> me stop and take stock. Anyway, here are a few links describing him much

> better than I can:

>

>

>

http://whatsortsofpeople.wordpress.com/2011/03/01/dr-wolf-wolfensberger-1934-201\

1/

>

>

>

http://inclusionnetwork.ning.com/profiles/blogs/wolf-wolfensberger-memorial?xg_s\

ource=activity

>

> http://www.mnddc.org/wolfensberger/index.html

>

>

>

http://ndisonline.blogspot.com/2011/03/wolf-wolfensberger-1934-2011-thank-you.ht\

ml

>

> http://www.aamr.org/content_5779.cfm

>

> God bless us, every one!

>

> Beth

> 20 y/o Pete's Mum

> Columbus OH area

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