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ERIC Number: EJ795303
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-May
Pages: 4
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0046-9157
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Including Religious Voices on Disability: Which Ones?
Gaventa, Bill
Exceptional Parent, v38 n5 p52-55 May 2008
Religious beliefs and traditions shape cultural and personal understandings of life issues, and, in turn, are shaped by new understanding in other arenas of life, such as medicine, science, and politics. Religious and faith traditions have sometimes enshrined prevailing attitudes about disability and differences but have also challenged them. People with disabilities and their families can tell stories about how their religion and tradition has been helpful and supportive, but others can tell stories of exclusion and shame at the hands of clergy and people of faith. The temptation, then, might be to say that people are better off by keeping hands off religion and its beliefs and practices about disability, but to do so also ignores a powerful and potential source for support in personal development, coping, and community supports. This article presents part two of a 3-part series on Spiritual and Religious Supports, recognizing that faith, religion, and spirituality can be as important a consideration and as integral a facet in the lives of exceptional families as healthcare, education, and the myriad of other topics that touch and involve "Exceptional Parent" readers. (Contains 6 resources.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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