Women with intellectual disabilities : finding a place in the world / edited by Rannveig Traustadóttir and Kelley Johnson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rannveig Traustadóttir, 1950-

Johnson, Kelley, 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Learning disabled women--Case studies.

Learning disabled women.

Learning disabled women--Psychology.

Learning disabled women--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (303 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Jessica Kingsley, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book provides the first comprehensive exploration of the issues affecting the lives of women with intellectual disabilities. Women from all over the world have collaborated to write about their lives, their experiences and their hopes for the future. Different aspects of life - work, family, relationships and more - are discussed.

Contents:

""WHAT IS LIFE LIKE?""; ""DISCOVERING A SISTER""; ""COMING HOME""; ""UNHAPPY FAMILIES""; ""LIFE WIITHOUT PARENTS""; ""FAMILY, MARRIAGE, FRIENDS AND WORK""; ""LEARNING FROM AND WITH WOMEN""; ""FRIENDSHIP""; ""CONSENT, ABUSE AND CHOICES""; ""WE LIKE WORKING""; ""GINA'S STORY""; ""MY LEADERSHIP CAREER""; ""THE SOCIAL MEANING OF WORK""; ""CARING""; ""MY LIFE IN L'ARCHE""; ""INTERSECTING CULTURES""; ""THIRTY-NINE MONTHS UNDER THE DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION ACT""; ""MOTHERHOOD, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY LIFE""; ""... in the World""; ""The Contributors""; ""References""; ""Subject Index""; ""Name Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-84642-231-0

1-4175-5295-6

OCLC:

56930315