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Marta Russell (December 20, 1951 – December 15, 2013) was an American writer and disability rights activist. Her book, Beyond Ramps: Disability at the End of the Social Contract published in 1998 by Common Courage Press analyzes the relationship between disability, social Darwinism, and economic austerity under capitalism. Her political views, which she described as "left, not liberal," informed her writing on topics such as healthcare, the prison-industrial complex, physician-assisted suicide, poverty, ableism, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. ...more

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	Capitalism and Disability: Selected Writings by Marta Russell by Marta Russell, Keith Rosenthal (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.44 avg rating — 424 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beyond Ramps: Disability at the End of the Social Contract 4.31 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 1998 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beyond Ramps: Ending the Social Contract as by Marta Russell (1998-12-31) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Disablement, Oppression, and the Political Economy.: An article from: Journal of Disability Policy Studies 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF DISABLEMENT.(Statistical Data Included): An article from: Dollars & Sense 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“People with [Chronic Fatigue] who kill themselves are the millenium's favorite type of disabled citizens-- those who will walk quietly among the healthy, then quietly dispose of themselves. ”
― Marta Russell, Beyond Ramps: Disability at the End of the Social Contract

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“There is no Death with Dignity when people choose to die because health care economics and the social services system prevent life with dignity.”
― Marta Russell, Beyond Ramps: Disability at the End of the Social Contract

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