Hello Claudia,
An edited volume with a number of oral/life histories by and about people
with intellectual disabilities, many of whom are survivors of institutions,
was published last July. The book attempts to preserve both the voice of
person with intellectual disability and the voice of the researcher. You
might find it helpful.
Johnson, K. & Traustadottir, R. (Eds.)(2005). Deinstitutionalization and
People with Intellectual Disabilities: In and Out of Institutions. London:
Jessica Kingsley Publisher
More information: http://www.jkp.com/catalogue/book.php/isbn/1-84310-101-7
Another book of life histories that is very collaborative and discusses the
issues you are interested in Atkinson, D. et al (2000). Good Times, Bad
Times: Women with Learning Difficulties Telling their Stories.
Kidderminster: BILD.
Best wishes,
Rannveig Traustadottir
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From: "Beth Omansky" <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: Re: Disability, standpoint and methods
> Hello!
>
> Check out Gerry O'Toole's story, (and the rest of the book, for that
> matter) in
>
> Goodley, Dan; Lawthom, Rebecca; Clough, Peter; and Moore, Michele. 2004.
> Researching Life Stories: Method, theory and analyses in a biographical
> age. London: RoutledgeFalmer.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Beth Omansky
>
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> Claudia Malacrida <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hello, all,
>
> I'm writing a paper describing an oral history project done with survivors
> of an institution for individuals with developmental disabilities.
> Something
> I want to discuss is the issue of voice - what is lost when 'one' speaks
> for the 'other', and what some of the potentialities are for power
> differentials to obscure/override presumably shared research goals. This
> is
> particularly an issue when the enterprise of writing and researching is an
> intellectual one, and when the individuals who are participants in the
> research are intellectually disabled.
>
> If anyone has any suggestions for readings that might deal specifically
> with
> issues of standpoint and disability, I'd be appreciative.
>
> Best,
> Claudia Malacrida
> Department of Sociology
> University of Lethbridge
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> Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
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