Will the Next Generation Please Step Forward? A Legacy for the Next Generation of Troublemakers

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Megan A. Conway
Center on Disability Studies University of Hawaii at Manoa

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mentor, David Pfeiffer, Disability Rights Movement

Abstract

The author reflects on how several mentors, including the late Dr. David Pfeiffer, shaped her awareness of the Disability Rights Movement, her own identity, and the need for the next generation to carry forth the Movement.

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References

Kocur, R. (November – December, 1995). The thorn in our side. The Disability Rag and Resource, 23-28.

Linton, S. (1998). Claiming disability: Knowledge and identity. NY: New York University Press.

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Dec 29, 2014

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Vol. 1 No. 1
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Author Biography

Megan A. Conway, Center on Disability Studies University of Hawaii at Manoa

Megan A. Conway is Assistant Professor of Disability Studies at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.  She is also Associate Editor of the Review of Disability Studies.  Her interests include disability rights policy, postsecondary education, and the integration of disability studies into the field of education.