Becoming Citizens : Family Life and the Politics of Disability /

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"Breaking the silence that characterizes the history of disability in the United States, Becoming Citizens is a substantive contribution to social and regional history. It demonstrates the ways in which personal experiences can galvanize communities for political action. The centerpiece of the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Schwartzenberg, Susan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Seattle : University of Washington Press, 2005.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Special education > Parent participation.
Parents of children with disabilities.
Legal assistance to children.
Learning disabled children > Family relationships.
Aide juridique aux enfants > Washington (État)
Éducation speciale > Participation des parents > Washington (État)
Enfants en difficulte d'apprentissage > Relations familiales > Washington (État)
Parents d'enfants handicapes > Washington (État) > Recits personnels.
Mainstreaming, Education > history.
History, 20th Century.
Deinstitutionalization > history.
Child.
Caregivers.
Persons with Mental Disabilities.
Child Advocacy > history.
Legal assistance to children > Washington (State)
Special education > Parent participation > Washington (State)
Learning disabled children > Family relationships > Washington (State)
Parents of children with disabilities > Washington (State) > Personal narratives.
Washington (State)
Washington.
Personal narratives.
Ressources Internet.
Personal Narrative.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Breaking the silence that characterizes the history of disability in the United States, Becoming Citizens is a substantive contribution to social and regional history. It demonstrates the ways in which personal experiences can galvanize communities for political action. The centerpiece of the book is the story of four mothers-turned-activists who coauthored Education for All, a crucial piece of Washington State legislation that was a precursor to the national law securing educational rights for every person with a disability in America."--Jacket.
"Following the Second World War, a generation of Seattle parents went against conventional medical wisdom and refused to institutionalize their children with developmental disabilities. This book presents a visual narrative of thirteen of these remarkable families. With a rich array of interviews, photographs, newspaper clippings, official documents, and personal mementos, photographer Susan Schwartzenberg captures recollections of the struggle and perseverance of these parents. Becoming Citizens traces their dogged determination to make meaningful lives for their children in the face of an often hostile system."
Descripción Física:1 online resource (136 pages): illustrations (en partie en couleur)
ISBN:9780295806914

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