Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Having a Child; 2 Care Giving and Mothers with Disabilities; 3 Meeting the Outside World; 4 Family Relationships and Community; 5 What Mothers with Disabilities Know; 6 Public Policy and Mothers with Disabilities; Works Cited; Selected Bibliography.
Summary
Taking Care, based on twenty-six interviews and other autobiographical narratives, challenges the negative stereotypes about mothers with disabilities. These women's stories tell of their successes despite the barriers they encounter from the society in which they live. This book will provide a significant model for all parents.
