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"Entanglements of Disability, Ethnicity, and Relations: Orienting Toward Belonging in George Estreich's The Shape of the Eye

Center:

WY-Wyoming Institute for Disabilities, UCEDD

Fiscal Year:

2014

Contact Information:

Michelle Jarman
[email protected]
307-766-5060

Product Description:

Using George Estreich's memoir, The Shape of the Eye, which traces a father's evolving understanding of disability after his second daughter is born with Down syndrome, this paper explores the legacies of radicalized definitions of Down syndrome and the legacies of these ideas. The paper suggests a radical reorientation toward disability as a relational phenomenon, not just within nuclear families but in a broader sense of public commitment, and suggests that memoirs such as this provide important tools for social change.

Keyword(s):

Down syndrome, parent memoir, George Estreich, disability studies

Product/Publication Type(s):

Peer-reviewed publications in scholarly journals Published/In Press

Target Audience:

Professionals, Students

Alternative Format:

Visual Format or Large Print, Electronic (disc, CD, 508 compliant web posting)

To Obtain Copies (URL or Email):

[email protected]

COVID-19 Related Data:

N/A