| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 113 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 110). |
| Contents |
About children -- The Nelsons -- The Dolans -- The Safioleses -- The Pyms -- The Werners -- About schools -- The Taggarts -- The Hiramatsus -- The Chapmans -- The Basses -- Education for all -- About citizens -- Marie Strausbaugh -- Lance Peake -- Jeff McNary -- Sharon Gowdey. |
| Summary |
"Following the Second World War, a generation of Seattle parents went against conventional medical wisdom and refused to institutionalize their children with developmental disabilities. This book presents a 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 recollections of the struggle and perseverance of these parents. Becoming Citizens traces their dogged determination to make meaningful lives for their children in the face of an often hostile system." |
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"Breaking the silence that characterizes the history of disability in the United States, Becoming Citizens is a substantive contribution to social and regional history. It demonstrates the ways in which personal experiences can galvanize communities for political action. The centerpiece of the book is the story of four mothers-turned-activists who coauthored Education for All, a crucial piece of Washington State legislation that was a precursor to the national law securing educational rights for every person with a disability in America."--Jacket. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Parents of children with disabilities -- Washington (State) -- Personal narratives.
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Parents of children with disabilities. |
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Washington (State) |
| Genre/Form |
Personal narratives.
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| Subject |
Learning disabled children -- Family relationships -- Washington (State)
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Learning disabled children -- Family relationships. |
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Learning disabled children. |
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Special education -- Parent participation -- Washington (State)
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Special education -- Parent participation. |
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Legal assistance to children -- Washington (State)
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Legal assistance to children. |
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Child Advocacy -- history. |
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Persons with Mental Disabilities. |
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Caregivers. |
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Child. |
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Deinstitutionalization -- history. |
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History, 20th Century. |
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Mainstreaming, Education -- history. |
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Washington. |
| Genre/Form |
Personal Narrative.
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Electronic books.
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Personal narratives.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Schwartzenberg, Susan. Becoming citizens. Seattle : University of Washington Press, ©2005 0295985194 (DLC) 2005000390 (OCoLC)57422241 |
| ISBN |
9780295806914 electronic book |
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0295806915 electronic book |
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0295985194 |
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9780295985190 |
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