George Estreich: A father speaks about Down syndrome and biotechnology

Wisdom Shared with Carole Blueweiss

George Estreich is an award-winning writer whose work includes poetry, memoir, and non-fiction. He is also a musician who plays with the band Mule On Fire. In addition to writing and music. George is an activist, storyteller, husband, and father to Ellie and Laura. George talks about raising his daughter, Laura, who was born with Down syndrome. And then he talks about biotechnology, disability, and the stories we tell ourselves. He discusses how all people are more than a single identity and not only are stereotypes untrue, but they are also incomplete.

For more information about Down syndrome, see here.

Find and follow George: https://georgeestreich.com/

Laura's episode video with transcript: https://youtu.be/Su9LTiwiyGQ

Video with transcript of this episode: https://youtu.be/A5GHuyOK608

FROM THIS EPISODE:

The Shape of the Eye by George Estreich

Fables and Futures: Biotechnology, Disability, and the Stories We Tell Ourselves by George Estreich

Unexpected: Parenting, Prenatal Testing, and Down Syndrome by Alison Piepmeier with George Estreich and Rachel Adams

No Pity: People with Disabilities Forging a New Civil Rights Movement by Joseph P. Shapiro

What Can a Body Do?: How We Meet the Built World by Sara Hendren

Alison Piepmeier

Alison's blog archive: http://alisonpiepmeier.blogspot.com/

Unified Sports - Special Olympics

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

Report from the Hastings Center about the marketing of NIPT: Bias and Inaccuracy in Marketing Noninvasive Prenatal Tests

College of Charleston

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