| Description |
xv, 222 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction / Steven J. Taylor, Robert Bogdan and Zana Marie Lutfiyya -- 1. "But They Need Me!": The Story of Anna London / Bonnie Shoultz -- 2. "Children's Division Is Coming to Take Pictures": Family Life and Parenting in a Family with Disabilities / Steven J. Taylor -- 3. A Mother's Work Is Never Done: Constructing a "Normal" Family Life / Rannveig Traustadottir -- 4. "We're All One Family": The Positive Construction of People with Disabilities by Family Members / Susan O'Connor -- 5. A "Simple" Farmer Accused of Murder: The Case of Delbert Ward / Robert Bogdan -- 6. Life in Mendocino: A Young Man with Down Syndrome in a Small Town in Northern California / Scott S. Andrews -- 7. Baking Bread Together: A Study of Membership and Inclusion / Zana Marie Lutfiyya -- 8. A Temporary Place to Belong: Inclusion in a Public Speaking and Personal Relations Course / Ellen S. Fisher -- 9. Singing for an Inclusive Society: The Community Choir / Robert Bogdan |
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10. "My Heart Chose Freedom": The Story of Lucy Rider's Second Life / Bonnie Shoultz -- 11. Community Based Is Not Community: The Social Geography of Disability / Pam Walker -- 12. More Than They Bargained For: The Meaning of Support to Families / Susan O'Connor -- Epilogue / Steven J. Taylor, Robert Bogdan and Zana Marie Lutfiyya |
| Summary |
Blending personal accounts with qualitative ethnographic research, this outstanding text is an essential and refreshing resource for all who work to promote community integration for people with disabilities |
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Church member. Employee. Family member. Friend. Apartment tenant. These are just some of the roles that extend beyond the stereotype of people with disabilities as dependent recipients of services and care. The Variety of Community Experience examines the lives of people with disabilities who are assuming these roles as full members of society, offering practical guidance on the proper kinds and amounts of support needed to provide opportunities for community integration. The case studies in this compelling volume paint vivid pictures of integrated living from the viewpoint of people with disabilities rather than of service providers. These revealing vignettes give human services professionals and advocates a unique perspective on how to help people with disabilities face life issues such as making ends meet, forming friendships, getting along with neighbors, and maintaining family contacts |
| Analysis |
Handicapped persons Social integration |
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United States |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Developmentally disabled -- Services for -- United States.
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Developmentally disabled -- United States -- Social conditions -- Case studies.
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Social integration -- United States -- Case studies.
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| Author |
Bogdan, Robert.
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Lutfiyya, Zana Marie.
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Taylor, Steven J., 1949-
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| LC no. |
94045944 |
| ISBN |
155766191X |
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