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

• Other Authors: Alford, William P. (Editor), Liao, Mei (Editor), Cui, Fengming (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Springer Nature 2020
• Series: Economy and Social Inclusion
• Subjects: Sociology; Social issues & processes; Economics; Oral history; Public health & preventive medicine; Politics & government; Disability Studies; Social Structure, Social Inequality; Sports Economics; Oral History; Public Health; Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights; Biotechnology; Social Structure; Human Rights; Intellectual Disability; Special Olympics; human Rights; Human Rights in China; Disability Rights; Open Access; Social & ethical issues
• Online Access: OAPEN Library: download the publication; OAPEN Library: description of the publication

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

1 electronic resource (142 p.)

ISBN

978-981-15-5132-1

Access

Open Access