Allies and obstacles : disability activism and parents of children with disabilities / Allison C. Carey, Pamela Block, and Richard K. Scotch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carey, Allison C., author.

Block, Pamela, author.

Scotch, Richard K., 1951-2026, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Parents of children with mental disabilities.

Parents of children with disabilities.

Children with mental disabilities--Civil rights.

Children with mental disabilities.

Children with mental disabilities--Social conditions.

Pressure groups.

Civil rights.

Physical Description:

ix, 334 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Temple University Press, 2020.

Summary:

"This book explores the tensions between the disability rights groups advocating on behalf of people with intellectual, cognitive, and psychiatric disorders including autism and allied advocacy groups representing parents with children in those communities. These groups diverge over issues like independence and recovery, and in their cultural and political capital." -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. I DISABILITY ACTIVIST COMMUNITIES

1. Intellectual Disability And Parent Activism

2. Psychiatric Diagnosis, Disability, And Parent Activism

3. Autistic Identity And Parent Activism

4. Physical Disabilities And Parent Activism

pt. II CROSS-DISABILITY ANALYSIS

5. Timing: Factors Affecting The Emergence Of Parent-Led Organizations

6. Frames And Positions Within The Field Of Disability Activism

7. Social Movement Strategies And Public Policy

8. Narratives Of Rights

9. Parents, Children, And Advocacy Across Life Transitions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Carey, Allison C., Allies and obstacles

ISBN:

9781439916322

1439916322

9781439916339

1439916330

OCLC:

1127952124