 Wolfensberger helped to address this reality by raising awareness of its origins, nature, and manifestations, and also by elucidating the means by which it could be addressed by those most directly affected by it, i.e., their families, friends, and allies, the devalued people themselves, and those who serve upon them in formal or informal service roles.His major contributions are summarized below.Wolfensberger's papers are at the McGoogan Library of Medicine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.