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Wolf Wolfensberger | |
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| Born | 1934 |
| Died | 27 February 2011 (aged 76–77) |
| Education | B.A., philosophy, Siena College, 1955 M.A., psychology and education, Saint Louis University, 1957 Ph.D., psychology, George Peabody College for Teachers, 1962 |
| Occupation(s) | Professor of Special Education and Director of the Training Institute for Human Service Planning, Leadership and Change Agentry at Syracuse University |
| Years active | 1957–2011 |
| Known for | disability rights advocacy, normalization principle, social role valorization |
| Notable work | The Principle of Normalization in Human Services (1972) |
| Spouse | Nancy Artz Wolfensberger |
| Children | Margaret Sager, Joan Wolfensberger, Paul Wolfensberger |
| Parent(s) | Friedrich and Helene Wolfensberger |
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Wolf Peregrin Joachim Wolfensberger, Ph.D. (1934–2011)[1] was a German American academic who influenced disability policy and practice through his development of North American Normalization and social role valorization (SRV). SRV extended the work of his colleague Bengt Nirje in Europe on the normalization of people with disabilities. He later extended his approach in a radical anti-deathmaking direction: he spoke about the Nazi death camps and their targeting of disabled people, and contemporary practices which contribute to deathmaking.
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