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Medicine > History of Medicine

Pennhurst and the Struggle for Disability Rights
Downey, Dennis B.

ISBN 13:

9780271086033

ISBN 10:

0271086033

Category:

History of Medicine

Edition:

Publisher:

Pennsylvania State University Press

2020

Format:

Cloth

Status:

Active

Imprint:

Penn State University Press

Affiliation:

Millersville University

Audience:

Professional and scholarly

Dimensions:

8.5 x 1.03 x 5.5 in

Pages:

288

Weight:

1.15

Retail Price:

37.95

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Synopsis:

A comprehensive study of the history of the Pennhurst State School and Hospital (1908–87), a state-operated institution in Pennsylvania for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Explores Pennhurst’s enduring impact on the disability civil rights movement in America.