Public Lecture: Intellectual Disability and Civil Rights in the 20th Century

The Center on Human Policy, Law, and Disability Studies presents

“On the Margins of Citizenship: Intellectual Disability and Civil Rights in Twentieth-Century America”
A Public Lecture by Allison C. Carey

4:00—5:30 pm

500 Hall of Languages on the Syracuse University Campus

Allison Carey, who has been active in disability advocacy and politics her entire life, draws upon a broad range of historical and legal documents as well as the literature of citizenship studies to develop a “relational-practice” approach to the issues of intellectual disability and civil rights. She examines how and why parents, self-advocates, and professionals fought for different visions of rights for this population throughout the twentieth century and the changes that took place over that time.

Allison C. Carey is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Shippensburg University. Her book, On the Margins of Citizenship, was published in August 2009 by Temple University Press.

This lecture is free and open to the public.

CART will be provided.

This lecture is also sponsored by The Sociology Department, The Beyond Compliance Coordinating Committee (BCCC), Cultural Foundations of Education, The School of Education and The Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher Education.