Robert Perske
Robert Perske (1927 – August 14, 2016)disability rights activist.
He advocated in particular for intellectually disabled people wrongly convicted for crimes they did not commit.[2] He formulated the
Methodist minister some of his writing was influential in changing the way people with intellectual disabilities are treated in religious communities.[4] His most widely known work, Deadly Innocence?, follows the story of Joe Arridy
, known as the Happiest Man on Death Row.
References
- ^ "In Memoriam: Robert "Bob" Perske". Open Doors Inc. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- PMID 15628935.
- ^ "Robert Perske, "The Dignity of Risk and the Mentally Retarded," 1972 | The Autism History Project". blogs.uoregon.edu. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- S2CID 216088629.
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