Pennhurst and the Struggle for Disability Rights by James W. Conroy, Dennis B. Downey
Pennhurst and the Struggle for Disability Rights

James W. Conroy, Dennis B. Downey

Pennhurst and the Struggle for Disability Rights

Keystone Books

James W. Conroy, Dennis B. Downey

288 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction history sociology informative reflective medium-paced
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Conceived in the era of eugenics as a solution to what was termed the "problem of the feeble-minded," state-operated institutions subjected people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to a life of compulsory incarceration. One of nearl...

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