The reason I was interested in knowing where and when this happened was
to find out if it's still going on, or happened recently, and if so, if
it's education that needs to be undertaken nationally, or if there are a
few "boneheads" out there that we may never reach.  I'm including both
my sig files in this, because I'm interested both personally and
professionally.  My wife did a presentation at a conference in late
March where the topic came up, and the consensus seemed to be that while
there were a few isolated instances of this "advice," in general, it
wasn't an issue.  I'd like to find out if that's true.

Our family doc and Janet's OB/GYN have been very supportive of our
attempts to start a family.

Kendall Corbett

An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's redundant!)

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all
progress depends on the unreasonable man.
-George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950

Kendall Corbett
Coordinator of Consumer Activities 
Wyoming INstitute for Disabilities - WIND
College of Health Sciences
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Avenue, Dept. 4298
Laramie, WY  82070
(307) 766-2853
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-----Original Message-----
From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 6:48 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: new member intro and some well-meant comments...

In a message dated 05/10/2005 16:10:07 Eastern Standard Time,
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Mike,

Where are you, and how recently were you told by that  "doctor" that you
should be sterilized?  My Mom did her nurses  training in the late 40's
at a University where girls with disabilities  (but not boys) were
routinely sterilized until the 60's.   Interestingly enough, my wife, as
a kid, attended the Hospital School at  that same university during the
summer until she was 12 or so for PT, OT,  and Speech because the little
town she lived in didn't have those  services.

Kendall Corbett



This is what I was replying to.  I never had a case manager.  I  learned
how
to do everything on my own.