Invisible Battles: Disability, Power, and Powerlessness (Disability TIG)
Speakers:
CHAIR: KLEIN, Wendy (CSULB) LILLY, Samantha (U Michigan) A Case Study on the Efficacy of Argentina’s National Mental Healthcare Law ‘Ley Nº 26.657’ MCILRATH, Grace (Luther Coll) Invisible Battles of “Ordinary” Mothers: Stories of Disability Advocacy in Iowa ROBERTS, Michelle (UKY) Everyday Ablenationalism: “Drawing a Check” in Appalachian Kentucky DREXLER, Livy (MI State U) Not Like Any Other School: How the Environment at a Tribal School Challenges Conceptions of Disability KLEIN, Wendy (CSULB) Autism and Bilingual Socialization: Perspectives and Practices in Bilingual Families
Abstract
MCILRATH, Grace (Luther Coll) Invisible Battles of “Ordinary” Mothers: Stories of Disability Advocacy in Iowa. This paper discusses the results from conversations with 17 mothers of children with special health-care needs in Iowa. Interviews covered a range of themes, including pregnancy, discovering the disability, doctors, schools, the child, speaking about the disability, parenting, and leadership. Many mothers expressed their longing for a “normal” life doing things “normal families” often take for granted. A fascinating facet of our explorations were the lessons learned about the invisibility of social movements and activism for disability rights in the United States. The erasure of the dominant role of women leaders fighting for maternal and child healthcare rights was astounding. mcilgr01@luther.edu (W107)
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