Robert Perske (1927 – August 14, 2016) was an American author, theologian, and disability rights activist.
He advocated in particular for intellectually disabled people wrongly convicted for crimes they did not commit. He formulated the dignity of risk concept. As an ordained Methodist minister some of his writing was influential in changing the way people with intellectual disabilities are treated in religious communities. His most widely known work, Deadly Innocence?, follows the story of Joe Arridy, known as the Happiest Man on Death Row.
References
- "In Memoriam: Robert "Bob" Perske". Open Doors Inc. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- Perske, Robert (February 2005). "Search for Persons With Intellectual Disabilities Who Confessed to Serious Crimes They Did Not Commit". Mental Retardation. 43 (1): 58–65. doi:10.1352/0047-6765(2005)43<58:SFPWID>2.0.CO;2. PMID 15628935.
- "Robert Perske, "The Dignity of Risk and the Mentally Retarded," 1972 | The Autism History Project". blogs.uoregon.edu. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- Gaventa, William C. (June 2003). "Introduction: The Pastoral Voice of Robert Perske". Journal of Religion, Disability & Health. 7 (1–2): 1–11. doi:10.1300/J095v07n01_01. S2CID 216088629.
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