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Author:

Smith, J. David, 1944-

Title:

Ignored, shunned, and invisible : how the label "retarded" has denied freedom and dignity to millions / J. David Smith.

Publisher:

Praeger,

Copyright Date:

2009

Description:

x, 192 p. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Lovelace, John,--1931-2001.
People with mental disabilities--Biography.
Mental retardation facilities patients--Biography.
People with mental disabilities--Institutional care.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-187) and index.

Contents:

Introduction: Speaking of mental retardation -- What are you going to do about it? -- Minimally decent samaritans -- Feebleminded: John Lovelace, patient #6839 -- "Patient is full code" -- Becoming invisible -- Broken ties: "addressee unknown" -- Looking backward, looking forward -- Headaches, smoking, and fights: leaving the home -- Defining disability up and down -- John Lovelace and the mercantile theory of mental retardation -- Darwin's last child: disability, family, and friends -- "Fairview is nice to me" -- Ethics, powerlessness, and informed consent -- Blindness and finding yourself in purgatory -- Policies, people, and no room at the graveyard.

ISBN:

031335538X (alk. paper)
9780313355387 (alk. paper)

LCCN:

2008033673

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

IBAX173 -- North Iowa Area Community College Library (Mason City)