Shut Away When Down Syndrome Was a Life Sentence

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Shut Away When Down Syndrome Was a Life Sentence

Author(s): Catherine McKercher
Publisher: Goose Lane Editions
Binding: Paperback
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Shut Away When Down Syndrome Was a Life Sentence reconstructs a family's experience after a child with Down syndrome is placed in an Ontario institution. Drawing on resident files, interviews, and archival material, the narrative reveals how institutional practice separated people with disabilities from family and community.

The account examines clinical attitudes, public debate, and the people who exposed neglect and pushed for alternatives to long-term institutionalization. It balances personal testimony with social history to trace changes in care and policy.

Useful for readers interested in:

  • Disability and social history
  • Archival-based investigative narrative
  • Family and caregiving studies

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