Becoming citizens : : family life and the politics of disability / / Susan Schwartzenberg., 2005
Item
Identifier: D02 PO 2005 SCH
Dates
- Creation: 2005
Creator
- Schwartzenberg, Susan. (Person)
Extent
113 pages : (xix, 113 p. : ill. (some col.) ;, 28 cm.)
Language of Materials
English
General
Includes bibliographical references. Summary Narrates the battle of thirteen families that went against conventional medical opinions after WWII by refusing to put their developmentally disabled children in institutions. Describes how they coauthored legislation in Washington State that became the precedent for a national law guaranteeing educational rights for disabled people.
Repository Details
Part of the Seattle Public Schools Archives Repository