When The Moon Come Up

Norman Kunc was born with cerebral palsy, Although the doctors recommended that he be institutionalized, Norman's parents ignored their advice and took him home. Norman has received a Masters of Science in Family Therapy and become a well-known disability rights advocate, yet he has always been haunted by what his life might have been like had his parents followed the doctors' advice.
In a collage of powerful images set to poignant music, Norman Kunc expresses the terror of almost having been incarcerated for life.

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• Disability
• institution
• Norman
• Kunc
• segregation

[PartyRockMissieShot]

This is truly touching. Your family was wise and do truly love you unlike some families who would just ship their child off to those horrible places

[AbeInn]

많은 사람들이 숨겨진 장애를 가지고 있으면서 겉보기 장애를 가진 이들에 대해 무관심하거나 무시하는 태도를 보인다. 모습이 흉하고 다르다는 이유로 조직화된 제도하에 감시를 받으며 자유를 억압당한채 살아가는 많은 장애우가 우리가 모르는 사이에 죽지못해 살고 단지 살기위해 거기 있다는 것이 가슴아프다. 애완견보다 못한 처우를 받는 장애우가 있다면 뭔가 잘못된 것이 아닐까?

[DDSOorg]

Thank you so much for posting this.

[lauralee48]

Your family was chosen for you by god. They did the right thing and if only it could be that simple to love as your parents did. This world have enough love to end suffering of all humanbeings. People feel privleged with money and belongings in truth they miss out on love its a shame but it is reality. Those things cannot replace what it is to love. You were a gift from god to all human suffering.

[montanagf]

You misread my statement and misjudged me: I meant I'm all for community PROGRAMS. I'm NOT for negative community attitudes that make developing community living programs difficult. The attitudes about group homes is an example of the barriers faced in developing them. Actually, I was on the founding board that developed a group home and managed a program that operated a group home for thedevelopmentally disabled . Community living is a constitutional and human right right of every person.

[teamcrumb]

@bpsaros1 "special needs doesn't mean disposable", and yet you think illiteracy is a moral abomination worthy of your judgement, i was trying to say i realise you are trying to be sincere, but your sentiments are rather patronising. All I said was the kid is going to have enough individuality to not just be a cute ball of love, they will be human, with faults like us, and bias like us, hopefully they will grow to loathe sentiments such as 'bless us for loving them' because its patronising!

[bpsaros1]

Shut the fuck up and read it again!!! If YOU are disabled, then you only have illiteracy to blame for it. Tiny Tim??? Who said anything about being grouchy or pissed off!! Take your kitty cat and go to bed you dumb bitch!!!

[montanagf]

And under a federal court decision, unconstitutional, as not the"least restrictive" treatment alternative. The federal dept. of justice will hold state's accountable for the lack of needed community programs. My comment was directed at community attitudes that make developing these programs I'm all for difficult.for example:the belief by most people that group homes are a great idea..coupled with the attitude from people homes face when plans are announced , such as,but NOT in my neighborhood!

[teamcrumb]

@bpsaros1 I don't see why you should bless yourself or view all people with learning difficulties as one coherent demographic. I understand you are emotionally involved with such sentiments, I mean you no offense, but to use terms like THEY, bless THEM for loving us all . . . is kinda patronising. THEY are not all Tiny Tim from Dicken's Christmas Carol. Folk with learning difficulties also have the right and individuality to be grouchy, unfriendly, uncaring and selfish as anyone else.

[teamcrumb]

@montanagf Institutions now are the remit of residential homes and much needed day services and respite centres.