Greater Expectations
Living with down Syndrome in the 21st Century
Published on 1. March 2011
353 pages
978-1-925160-36-9 (ISBN)
Description
Based on more than 60 personal interviews and supported by scholarly research, this book shows the varied attitudes and approaches that make up the rich experience of living with disability in a changing society. Covering Down syndrome from conception to old age, this historical analysis touches upon a variety of themes, including education, friendship, health, recreation, sexuality, employment, and independence. This moving, partly autobiographical account is a must read for all parents, teachers, health professionals, and policy makers who make choices that affect people with disabilities.
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Greater Expectations: Living with Down Syndrome in the 21st Century
Living with Down Syndrome in the 21st Century
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03/2011
Fremantle Press
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Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Welcome by Justin Marshall
- Foreword by Fiona Stanley AC
- Participants
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: 'The baby I'd dreamed of having'
- Chapter 2: Making choices
- Chapter 3: 'It's not a disease, you know ! ': Down syndrome and medical issues
- Chapter 4: Giving hope a helping hand
- Chapter 5: Learning to be normal, learning to be disabled
- Chapter 6: School's out: the right and rites of passage
- Chapter 7: 'We've got to outlive him!'
- Chapter 8: 'A different way of looking'
- Notes
- Index
