Meet Ellen Stohl
July, 1987
The letter (reproduced below) bounced around the office for a while. It had opened up an area of debate in which no one stayed neutral. Some editors were impressed by Ellen Stohl's pluck. Just as the movie Coming Home--about a disabled vet--had transformed our views about love and even lust, so did Ellen force us to reassess our view of the handicapped as "victims." Here, after all, was a woman who refused to let a disabling accident spoil her dream. She embodied true grit. There was,...
