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Publication Date: 2006-Nov
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Where Are the Disabled in the History of Education? The Impact of Polio on Sites of Learning
Altenbaugh, Richard J.
History of Education, v35 n6 p705-730 Nov 2006
Viewing disabled people as historical actors, this essay ponders emerging disability historiography, distilling three key characteristics--the norm, prejudice and human agency--and applies them to specific cases related to the polio phenomenon of the twentieth century, focusing on the closely related experiences of childhood, families and schooling. (Contains 5 figures and 60 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Diseases, Historiography, Social History, Educational History, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Special Education, Disability Discrimination, Children, Family Life, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities)
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