disability studies

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disability studies

About us

essays from the Disability Series of the New York Times
2019
Presents a collection of essays about people living with disabilities featuring stories about first romances, childhood shame, segregation, and more.

The secret life of stories

from Don Quixote to Harry Potter, how understanding intellectual disability transforms the way we read
2018
"This book tells a tale, in an . . . account of how an understanding of intellectual disability can transform our understanding of narrative. Instead of focusing on characters with disabilities, it shows how ideas about intellectual disability inform an astonishingly wide array of narrative strategies, providing a new and . . . way of thinking through questions of time."--Provided by publisher.

A matter of dignity

changing the lives of the disabled
2002
Explores the revolution which is changing how Americans view people with mental and physical disabilities, and profiles the men and women who are making it happen.
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