dimanche 30 janvier 2022

L'engagement des parents envers la paralysie cérébrale au milieu du 20e siècle

Parent Advocacy and Attitudes Towards Cerebral Palsy in the Mid-20th Century

Talk by Dr Teresa Hillier

 

Tuesday 1 February 2022, 17:30—18:30


What you’ll do

Join Dr Teresa Hillier to hear how parents of children born with cerebral palsy in the mid-20th century took action to confront how educational inequality disadvantaged their children.

You will learn how the medical classification of cerebral palsy as a specific condition was imprecise, resulting in children often being summarily denounced as ‘ineducable’. 

The talk reveals how emotive language and imagery were used in a nationwide campaign to raise the profile of cerebral palsy. Its success inadvertently led to individuals being portrayed as one homogenous group within popular culture.

This perception has overshadowed the positive contributions made by parents and organisations to the improvement in knowledge and practice relating to cerebral palsy.



About your speaker

Dr Teresa Hillier

Teresa Hillier obtained her PhD from Swansea University in 2020, examining the formation of parent-advocacy groups established in the mid-20th century that campaigned on behalf of children with cerebral palsy. She is currently researching the wider influences of individuals who made significant contributions to a greater understanding of cerebral palsy. 

https://wellcomecollection.org/events/YbdPwBEAACAAbADM


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