Lives and Legacies of People With Intellectual Disability

Kenneth D. Keith

ISBN 10: 0998393827 / ISBN 13: 9780998393827

Published by Heather E. Keith, 2020

About this Item

Lives and Legacies of People with Intellectual Disability provides a new way to view the personal and cultural contributions of people with ID. This book is intended to be instrumental in moving toward a new understanding of community. A wide range of relevant literature is reviewed on quality of life, the social context of ID, and supports to ensure that people with ID participate in the meaningful activities of everyday life. Most importantly, individual stories are used to illustrate the meaningful legacies of people with ID.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Lives and Legacies of People With Intellectual Disability
• Publisher: Heather E. Keith
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0998393827
• ISBN 13: 9780998393827
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This unique book constructs a new way to view the cultural contributions of the lives of people with ID. The legacy of people with ID is as meaningful and important as any other, and this idea is explored through individual stories set within the social and cultural construction of the idea of disability. The book is intended to be instrumental in moving toward a new moral community. A wide range of relevant literature is reviewed, to consider quality of life and the history of treatment of people with ID. The importance of social context in defining ID is stressed, as is the role of supports in ensuring participation of people with ID in the meaningful activity of everyday life.