William (Bill) Rush (1955-2004) was born with a significant disability. Quadriplegic Cerebral Palsy left Bill with very limited use of his limbs and voice. His family was strongly encouraged to institutionalize him at birth.Bill's parents took their son home.As part of the emerging disability rights movement in the United States of America, Bill's parents, and later, Bill himself, would have to advocate for every step of Bill's journey.Could a fulfilling life outsid...

Our Life Our Way, A Memoir of Active Faith, Profound Love, and Courageous Disability Rights explores an extraordinary love story grown out of engagement with both disability rights advocacy and Christian faith communities. This important memoir contains thoughtful, often-entertaining, and sometimes heart-wrenching anecdotes of a couple's journey to create their profoundly intimate relationship and Christian marriage, in a world not yet ready for them. William Rush and Christine Robinson's ...

Our Life Our Way A Memoir of Active Faith, Profound Love and Courageous Disability Rights explores an extraordinary love story grown out of engagement with both Disability Rights Advocacy and Christian Faith communities. This memoir contains thoughtful, often entertaining and sometimes heart-wrenching anecdotes of a couple’s journey to create their profound relationship and Christian marriage, in a world not yet ready for them.William Rush and Christine Robinson’s timely meeting, wh...

Bill Rush's exceptional journey continues to encourage and inspire all who aspire to live fully and contribute to society. Bill lived with a significant disability of quadriplegic cerebral palsy. He did not have use of his arms, hands or voice. Society’s prejudices proved to be a greater obstacle than his disability in attaining his first life’s goal of completing college.William (Bill) L. Rush chronicled his extraordinary life from childhood until graduation from the University of...

This book, a comprehensive introduction to the problem of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), lays out the medical facts and social epidemiology of the infectious disease and illuminates the complex social problems this disease poses for the United States and other nations.