The very body of vulnerable elders becomes a commodity in an institution industrial complex with an emphasis on profit making and social control.
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Robert Fettgather
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Robert Fettgather
Robert Fettgather is an adjunct professor of Human Growth and Development at Mission College in Santa Clara, California and Co-Founder of the Coalition for Elder and Disabled Adult Rights (CEDAR). His current research interests focus on disability justice, guardianship and institutionalization.