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The Cultural Framing of Disability: Telethons as a Case Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 October 2020

Paul K. Longmore*
Affiliation:
San Francisco State University

Abstract

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Type
Conference on Disability Studies and the University
Copyright
Copyright © Modern Language Association of America, 2005

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References

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