| Autor: |
Beth Harry |
| Rok vydání: |
2019 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Childhood Disability, Advocacy, and Inclusion in the Caribbean ISBN: 9783030238575 |
| DOI: |
10.1007/978-3-030-23858-2_5 |
| Popis: |
This chapter opens with the ironic refrain from a popular satirical calypso of the 1980s to provide the backdrop for both groups of parents’ voices as they describe their efforts to adapt to a continuing context of societal negativity and absence of services. Although several parents view public attitudes as having become more positive over the period of 40 years, all present a contrast between “nice” and “not nice” aspects of the society regarding disabilities. While the parents pursue various avenues of advocacy and take action to create meaning and purpose in their children’s lives, they describe and lament the obstacles presented by both bureaucratic and unsystematic implementation of well-intentioned government policies. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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