Diagnoses That Matter: My Great-Grandmother's Murder as One Deemed 'Unworthy of Living' and Its Impact on Our Family
Abstract
This is an English translation of an article originally published in German on the T4 "euthanasia" program targeting disabled people during the Third Reich. The essay examines the contours of ableism in Germany that have allowed these killings to remain unreported and uncommemorated. The author focuses on the murder of his great-grandmother and its effects on four generations of his family. This essay provides a vital historical record as well as a model for reflecting upon and understanding the legacy of the Holocaust and the persistence of ableism.
Repository Citation
Hamilton, Elizabeth, and Leo R. Kalkbrenner, trans. Diagnoses That Matter: My Great-Grandmother's Murder as One Deemed ‘Unworthy of Living’ and Its Impact on Our Family, by Andreas Hechler. Disability Studies Quarterly 37(2).
Publisher
Ohio State University Libraries
Publication Date
Spring 4-1-2017
Publication Title
Disability Studies Quarterly
Department
German
Document Type
Translation
DOI
https://dx.doi.org/10.18061/dsq.v37i2.5573
Language
English
Format
text
