Response: Whose Table for “The Retarded”?

They key role of those treated as outsiders in building community is identified. The importance of appreciating people with intellectual disabilities as possessing affirmative gifts and the necessity of understanding “outsiders” through sharing life is asserted. The centrality of dependency in under...

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Published in:Journal of religion, disability & health
Main Author: O'brien, John (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge 2005
In: Journal of religion, disability & health
Further subjects:B citizen advocacy
B Community Building
B Mental Retardation
B Normalization
B L'Arche
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Summary:They key role of those treated as outsiders in building community is identified. The importance of appreciating people with intellectual disabilities as possessing affirmative gifts and the necessity of understanding “outsiders” through sharing life is asserted. The centrality of dependency in understanding community building and the positive historical role of the principle of normalization in highlighting the negative effects of segregation and control are discussed.
ISSN:1522-9122
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religion, disability & health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1300/J095v08n03_06