Is my story so different from yours? Comparing life stories, experiences of institutionalisation and self-advocacy in England and Iceland
This paper uses oral history and documentary materials to develop a cross-cultural comparison of the experiences of two elf-advocates who spent significant parts of their lives in learning disability institutions in England and Iceland. Their stories bring to life the history of the institutions and...
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ftopenunivgb:oai:oro.open.ac.uk:70592 2023-06-11T04:13:02+02:00 Is my story so different from yours? Comparing life stories, experiences of institutionalisation and self-advocacy in England and Iceland Hreinsdottir, Eygló Ebba Stefansdottir, Guðrún Lewthwaite, Anne Ledger, Sue Shufflebotham, Lindy 2006-09 https://oro.open.ac.uk/70592/ https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-3156.2006.00417.x unknown Hreinsdottir, Eygló Ebba; Stefansdottir, Guðrún; Lewthwaite, Anne; Ledger, Sue <http://oro.open.ac.uk/view/person/sl9223.html> and Shufflebotham, Lindy (2006). Is my story so different from yours? Comparing life stories, experiences of institutionalisation and self-advocacy in England and Iceland. British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 34(3) pp. 157–166. Journal Item None PeerReviewed 2006 ftopenunivgb https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-3156.2006.00417.x 2023-05-28T06:03:33Z This paper uses oral history and documentary materials to develop a cross-cultural comparison of the experiences of two elf-advocates who spent significant parts of their lives in learning disability institutions in England and Iceland. Their stories bring to life the history of the institutions and the experiences of those who 'spoke up' and challenged the system long before formal self-advocacy groups were established. Alongside this oral history work policy developments in each culture are described and compared to provide context to their life histories. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland The Open University: Open Research Online (ORO) British Journal of Learning Disabilities 34 3 157 166 |
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This paper uses oral history and documentary materials to develop a cross-cultural comparison of the experiences of two elf-advocates who spent significant parts of their lives in learning disability institutions in England and Iceland. Their stories bring to life the history of the institutions and the experiences of those who 'spoke up' and challenged the system long before formal self-advocacy groups were established. Alongside this oral history work policy developments in each culture are described and compared to provide context to their life histories. |
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Hreinsdottir, Eygló Ebba Stefansdottir, Guðrún Lewthwaite, Anne Ledger, Sue Shufflebotham, Lindy |
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Hreinsdottir, Eygló Ebba Stefansdottir, Guðrún Lewthwaite, Anne Ledger, Sue Shufflebotham, Lindy Is my story so different from yours? Comparing life stories, experiences of institutionalisation and self-advocacy in England and Iceland |
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Hreinsdottir, Eygló Ebba Stefansdottir, Guðrún Lewthwaite, Anne Ledger, Sue Shufflebotham, Lindy |
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Is my story so different from yours? Comparing life stories, experiences of institutionalisation and self-advocacy in England and Iceland |
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Is my story so different from yours? Comparing life stories, experiences of institutionalisation and self-advocacy in England and Iceland |
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Is my story so different from yours? Comparing life stories, experiences of institutionalisation and self-advocacy in England and Iceland |
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Is my story so different from yours? Comparing life stories, experiences of institutionalisation and self-advocacy in England and Iceland |
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Is my story so different from yours? Comparing life stories, experiences of institutionalisation and self-advocacy in England and Iceland |
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is my story so different from yours? comparing life stories, experiences of institutionalisation and self-advocacy in england and iceland |
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Hreinsdottir, Eygló Ebba; Stefansdottir, Guðrún; Lewthwaite, Anne; Ledger, Sue <http://oro.open.ac.uk/view/person/sl9223.html> and Shufflebotham, Lindy (2006). Is my story so different from yours? Comparing life stories, experiences of institutionalisation and self-advocacy in England and Iceland. British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 34(3) pp. 157–166. |
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