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Liminal still? Unmothering disabled children

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In this article we reflect on our experiences as mothers, academics and activists over the last 10 years. We explore the (limited) successes in campaigns for disabled children and young people, and offer an analysis of why such campaigning seems to be stuck in a cycle of failure. We want to move away from traditional approaches to campaigning that rely on story-telling and awareness-raising. Instead, we offer a description of a form of campaigning based on collective action and the ‘disabilit...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1080/09687599.2019.1602509

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ORCID:
0000-0001-9658-9718
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Primary Care Health Sciences
Oxford college:
Balliol College
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0002-7406-1610
Publisher:
Routledge Publisher's website
Journal:
Disability and Society Journal website
Volume:
34
Issue:
7-8
Pages:
1125-1139
Publication date:
2019-05-06
Acceptance date:
2019-03-26
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EISSN:
1360-0508
ISSN:
0968-7599
Language:
English
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pubs:996322
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uuid:3a213da3-681f-4fd0-b293-0109f1c16c13
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pubs:996322
Source identifiers:
996322
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2019-05-06

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