Allies and Obstacles: Disability Activism and Parents of Children with Disabilities

by Allison C. Carey, Pamela Block, Richard Scotch

Parents of children with disabilities often situate their activism as a means of improving the world for their child. However, some disabled activists perceive parental activism as working against the independence and dignity of people with disabilities. This thorny relationship is at the heart of the groundbreaking Allies and Obstacles. The authors chronicle parents' path-breaking advocacy in arenas such as the right to education and to liberty via...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1439916330
• ISBN13: 9781439916339
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"