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The democratic faith in human equality is belief that every human being, independent of the quantity or range of his personal endowment, has the right to equal opportunity with every other person for development of whatever gifts he has. (Dewey 1939/1981, pp. 227–228)
In recent years, humanities scholars, social scientists, and educators have turned to what is often called the social model of disability, an orientation that begins with an intense appreciation for the lived experiences of disabled persons and culminates with a barrage of critical questions about the construction of ethical communities. Scholars have toiled to craft new theories that replace oppressive traditions of stigma and exclusion with fresh intellectual and practical pathways seeking dignity and participation. Although John Dewey never wrote about disability, it is not surprising that...
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Taff, S.D., Danforth, S. (2017). Dewey and Philosophy of Disability. In: Peters, M.A. (eds) Encyclopedia of Educational Philosophy and Theory. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-588-4_452
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