Becoming Citizens: Family Life and the Politics of Disability

by Susan Schwartzenberg

Book Overview

Following the Second World War, a generation of Seattle parents went against conventional medical wisdom and chose to bring up their children with developmental disabilities in the community. This book presents a stunning 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 moving recollections...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295985194
• ISBN13: 9780295985190
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.0" x 11.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher