This book explores the intersection between motherhood and physical disability. It is based on a study that focused on the lived experiences of women with physi

Examining mothers of newly diagnosed disabled children within the context of new reproductive technologies and the discourse of choice, this book uses anthropol

This collection of 18 scholarly works and personal accounts from Canada, the U.S., and Australia explores and analyses issues of parenting by mothers with a var

This book examines how and why mothers with disabled children became activists. Leading campaigns to close institutions and secure human rights, these women lea

With personal accounts from mothers themselves, this book encourages women who have children with special needs to recognize and express their own aspirations a