Ignored, Shunned, and Invisible: How the Label Retarded Has Denied Freedom and Dignity to Millions

by J. David Smith

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Historically, segregation and social isolation have been recurring responses to people considered defective or deficient in some way. And it is in the midst of such a society that special educator J. David Smith wrote this book, which presents critical historical and contemporary issues in mental retardation. Told through gripping vignettes and interwoven with the story of the life of John Lovelace, a man labeled mentally retarded as a child then...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:031335538X

ISBN13:9780313355387

Release Date:December 2008

Publisher:Praeger

Length:208 Pages

Weight:1.16 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"

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Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Disabled Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Psychology Specific Demographics

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