{"product_id":"9781922633781","title":"Failed Ambitions","description":"Author: Lee-Ann Monk\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781922633781\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Monash University Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Jun 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 352\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe history of Melbourne's Kew Children's Cottages (18872008) is the challenging story of an institution that failed its residents - and it is vividly relevant to today, when the rights of people with disabilities are the subject of a royal commission.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThose with an intellectual disability were historically the most vulnerable in our society and the least protected. Governments continually failed them by underdelivering on ambitious promises of reform. \u003ci\u003eFailed Ambitions\u003c\/i\u003e traces the development of Kew Cottages and the broader themes it gives rise to, including changing social ideas about intellectual disability. Australia saw a shift from a belief that those with intellectual disabilities were educatable to a view, which took hold in the 1920s, that the 'feebleminded' were unreclaimable and a menace to society. It took until the 1980s to formally recognise the rights of disabled peoples, and demanded dismantling institutions like Kew and associated ideas of disability.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout Kew Cottages' history, a cohort of journalists, parents, activists and residents fought for and finally gained greater rights and respect. This is a moving and powerful story that deserves to be read by all policymakers so we can avoid repeating the mistakes of the past.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46861508247710,"sku":"ADS-9781922633781","price":39.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781922633781.jpg?v=1779253257","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781922633781","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}