{"product_id":"allies-and-obstacles-allison-c-carey-9781439916322","title":"Allies and Obstacles: Disability Activism and Parents of Children with Disabilities","description":"\u003cp\u003eParents of children with disabilities often situate their activism as a means of improving the world for their child. However, some disabled activists perceive parental activism as working against the independence and dignity of people with disabilities. This thorny relationship is at the heart of the groundbreaking \u003ci\u003eAllies and Obstacles.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors chronicle parents' path-breaking advocacy in arenas such as the right to education and to liberty via deinstitutionalization as well as how they engaged in legal and political advocacy. \u003ci\u003eAllies and Obstacles \u003c\/i\u003eprovides a macro analysis of parent activism using a social movement perspective to reveal and analyze the complex--and often tense--relationship of parents to disability rights organizations and activism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors look at organizational and individual narratives using four case studies that focus on intellectual disability, psychiatric diagnoses, autism, and a broad range of physical disabilities including cerebral palsy and muscular dystrophy. These cases explore the specific ways in which activism developed among parents and people with disabilities, as well as the points of alliance and the key points of contestation. Ultimately, \u003ci\u003eAllies and Obstacles \u003c\/i\u003edevelops new insights into disability activism, policy, and the family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Allison C. Carey,Pamela Block,Richard Scotch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1439916322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439916322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Temple University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 350\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2021","brand":"Allison C. Carey","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065588199679,"sku":"9781439916322","price":109.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dcb9843b-02d7-44a9-bd31-8d9a099face8.jpg?v=1768675966","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/allies-and-obstacles-allison-c-carey-9781439916322","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}