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It was developed through a long process involving academics, clinicians, and impor tantly persons with. It is multidisciplinary in its critique of the oppressions that have historically dumped disabled people on the margins of society. Berger begins with a brief explanation of how his biographical trajectory brought him to an interest in disability. Fiona kumari campbell 2009 journal of medical humanities 30 4. Jane crawford, international journal of disability. A welcome, accessible introduction to the growing field of disability studies. Introducing disability studies to occupational therapy students september 2005 the american journal of occupational therapy official publication of the american occupational therapy association. A modest proposal 275 chris bell 23 when black women start going on prozac.
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