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Subtitle: a directory of historical disability terms
By: Natalie Kirisits, Douglas Platt, Thomas Stearns..
Contributors: Platt, Douglas..; Stearns, Thomas; Museum of disABILITY History
Series: Abandoned history series; Abandoned history series
Publisher: People Ink Press in association with Museum of disABILITY Museum
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Buffalo, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 95
ISBN-13: 9780984598397
Subjects: Sociology of disability; History
Description: "The Directory is a result of museum research into the history of early almhouses, hospitals, institutions, and schools. Most of the terms were early practitioners' attempts to clarify and identify the nature and causes of diseases and deviations in human behavior.  As you read the directory, it is easily seen that, historically, yesterday's diagnosis can, a few generations later, become negative and enter everyday language."-- Book cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 75-89) and index.