An Oral History of the Special Olympics in China Volume 1 Overview /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Alford, William P. (Editor), Liao, Mei (Editor), Cui, Fengming (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2020.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
• Series: Economy and Social Inclusion, Creating a Society for All,
• Subjects: Social medicine.; Social structure.; Equality.; Sports > Economic aspects.; Oral history.; Public health.; Human rights.; Health, Medicine and Society.; Social Structure.; Sports Economics.; Oral History.; Public Health.; Human Rights.
• Online Access: Link to Metadata

Summary

This open access book is unique in presenting the first oral history of individuals with an intellectual disability and their families in China. In this summary volume and the two accompanying volumes that follow, individuals with an intellectual disability tell their life stories, while their family members, teachers, classmates, and co-workers describe their professional, academic, and family relationships. Besides interview transcripts, each volume provides observations and records in real time the daily experiences of people with an intellectual disability. Drawing on the methodologies of sociology and oral history, the summary volume provides an unprecedented account of how people with intellectual disabilities in China understand themselves while also examining pertinent issues of public policy and civil society that have ramifications beyond the field of disability itself.

Physical Description

XXVIII, 142 p. 1 illus. online resource.

ISBN

9789811551321

ISSN

2509-4289

DOI

10.1007/978-981-15-5132-1

Access

Open Access