| Description |
1 online resource (x, 126 pages) |
| Contents |
The life history -- Growing up with cerebral palsy -- Finding a voice -- Days of gloom, days of joy -- Participant observation -- Authentic voices of america: a relational ethnography -- Travels with Jon and Sarah: a journey through space and time -- Conclusion -- Disability, multiculturalism, and the american dream -- Index -- About the authors |
| Summary |
In Disability, Augmentative Communication, and the American Dream the authors use a qualitative "mixed methods" study framed by analytical insights from disability studies to show how disability is not just an individual experience but a social phenomenon. The book focuses on the life story of Jon Feucht, a man who was born with a form of cerebral palsy that left him impaired in his lower and upper body and unable to speak without the use of an assistive communication device. He eventually overcame all odds and achieved academi |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 112-120) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed |
| Subject |
People with disabilities -- United States.
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American Dream.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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American Dream
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People with disabilities
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Feucht, Jon A., 1977- author.
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Flad, Jennifer, 1980- author.
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| LC no. |
2020738534 |
| ISBN |
9780739188958 |
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073918895X |
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