{"product_id":"family-and-disability-activism-beyond-allies-and-obstacles-paperback","title":"Family and Disability Activism: Beyond Allies and Obstacles - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePamela Block\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAllison C. Carey\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRichard K. Scotch\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2020, Pamela Block, Allison C. Carey, and Richard K. Scotch published \u003ci\u003eAllies and Obstacles\u003c\/i\u003e, which examined the tensions and connections between disability activism and parents of children with disabilities. In \u003ci\u003eFamily and Disability Activism\u003c\/i\u003e, they continue to examine these issues with a focus on the path-breaking advocacy by marginalized activists with intersectional lived experiences. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFamily and Disability Activism\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how families and disabled people who identify as BIPOC and\/or LGBTQIA2S+ understand issues of rights versus justice. Contributions by Deaf and disabled activists emphasize the frequent need for either care or independence. Other chapters show how members of the disabled community and their families must navigate systemic issues of segregation, institutionalization, and access to special education services differently depending on their ethnic and racial identities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Expanding the conversation about disability, kinship, biological and chosen families, and activism, this volume amplifies important voices in the fight for disability rights. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eContributors: Erin Compton, Diane Compton, Jaclyn Ellis, Laura LeBrun Hatcher, Elena Hung, Bridget Liang, Jenelle Rouse, Cheryl Najarian Souza, Jeneva Stone, Roger A. Stone, Lisette E. Torres, Grace Tsao, and the editors \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePamela Block\u003c\/b\u003e is a Professor of Anthropology at Western University. She is coeditor of \u003ci\u003eOccupying Disability: Critical Approaches to Community, Justice, and Decolonizing Disability\u003c\/i\u003e and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eAllies and Obstacles: Disability Activism and Parents of Children with Disabilities\u003c\/i\u003e (Temple). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAllison C. Carey\u003c\/b\u003e is a Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Shippensburg University. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eOn the Margins of Citizenship: Intellectual Disability and Civil Rights in Twentieth-Century America\u003c\/i\u003e (Temple) and \u003ci\u003eDisability and the Sociological Imagination\u003c\/i\u003e, and co-author of \u003ci\u003eAllies and Obstacles: Disability Activism and Parents of Children with Disabilities\u003c\/i\u003e (Temple). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard K. Scotch\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Sociology and Public Policy at the University of Texas, Dallas. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eFrom Good Will to Civil Rights: Transforming Federal Disability Policy\u003c\/i\u003e (Temple); coauthor of \u003ci\u003eAllies and Obstacles: Disability Activism and Parents of Children with Disabilities\u003c\/i\u003e (Temple) and \u003ci\u003eDisability Protests: Contentious Politics, 1970-1999\u003c\/i\u003e; and the coeditor of \u003ci\u003eDisability and Community\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 212\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 06, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51979104157997,"sku":"9781439923894","price":27.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/p_tbfc2twN9781439923894.webp?v=1775819006","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/family-and-disability-activism-beyond-allies-and-obstacles-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}