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Mason, Mary Grimley.

Taking Care : Lessons from Mothers with Disabilities. - Lanham : University Press of America, 2012. - 1 online resource (140 pages)

Includes bibliographical references.

Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Having a Child; 2 Care Giving and Mothers with Disabilities; 3 Meeting the Outside World; 4 Family Relationships and Community; 5 What Mothers with Disabilities Know; 6 Public Policy and Mothers with Disabilities; Works Cited; Selected Bibliography.

Taking Care, based on twenty-six interviews and other autobiographical narratives, challenges the negative stereotypes about mothers with disabilities. These women's stories tell of their successes despite the barriers they encounter from the society in which they live. This book will provide a significant model for all parents.

ISBN: 9780761859703 (electronic bk.) 0761859705 (electronic bk.) 1299747825 (ebk) 9781299747821 (ebk) 9780761859697 0761859691

Source: 506033 MIL

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 101600873 DNLM

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Women with disabilities.
Mothers.
Mother and child--Health aspects.
Disability awareness.
People with disabilities.
Mother and child.
Mothers
Disabled Persons
Mother-Child Relations
Femmes handicapées.
Mères.
Sensibilisation à la situation des personnes handicapées.
Personnes handicapées.
Mère et enfant.
mothers.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--Social Services & Welfare.
Disability awareness.
Mothers.
Women with disabilities.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: HV3021.W66 M36 2012

Dewey Class. No.: 362.4082

National Library of Medicine Call No.: 2013 B-627 HQ 759.912