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This open access book brings together oral histories that record the experiences of individuals with intellectual disabilities in Shanghai as they participate in their careers. Employees with intellectual disabilities describe their experiences seeking, attaining, and maintaining employment. Their managers, colleagues, and family members also provide keen insight into the challenges and opportunities these individuals have encountered in the process of securing employment. An appendix provides a compilation of employment policies related to people with intellectual disabilities, particularly with respect to Shanghai.

People with disabilities. --- Social structure. --- Social inequality. --- Sports—Economic aspects. --- Oral history. --- Public health. --- Social justice. --- Human rights. --- Disability Studies. --- Social Structure, Social Inequality. --- Sports Economics. --- Oral History. --- Public Health. --- Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights. --- Basic rights --- Civil rights (International law) --- Human rights --- Rights, Human --- Rights of man --- Human security --- Transitional justice --- Truth commissions --- Equality --- Justice --- Community health --- Health services --- Hygiene, Public --- Hygiene, Social --- Public health services --- Public hygiene --- Social hygiene --- Health --- Human services --- Biosecurity --- Health literacy --- Medicine, Preventive --- National health services --- Sanitation --- History --- Oral biography --- Oral tradition --- Egalitarianism --- Inequality --- Social equality --- Social inequality --- Political science --- Sociology --- Democracy --- Liberty --- Organization, Social --- Social organization --- Anthropology --- Social institutions --- Cripples --- Disabled --- Disabled people --- Disabled persons --- Handicapped --- Handicapped people --- Individuals with disabilities --- People with physical disabilities --- Persons with disabilities --- Physically challenged people --- Physically disabled people --- Physically handicapped --- Persons --- Disabilities --- Sociology of disability --- Law and legislation --- Methodology --- Disability Studies --- Social Structure, Social Inequality --- Sports Economics --- Oral History --- Public Health --- Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights --- Biotechnology --- Social Structure --- Human Rights --- Intellectual Disability --- Special Olympics --- Human Rights in China --- Disability Rights --- Open Access --- Social & ethical issues --- Economics --- Oral history --- Public health & preventive medicine --- Politics & government --- Social medicine. --- Equality. --- Sports --- Health, Medicine and Society. --- Social Structure. --- Human Rights. --- Economic aspects. --- Medical care --- Medical sociology --- Medicine --- Medicine, Social --- Public health --- Public welfare --- Medical ethics --- Medical sociologists --- Social aspects

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This open access book contains the oral histories that were inspired by the work of the Special Olympics in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of its founding. The foreword and prefatory materials provide an overview of the Special Olympics and its growth in the People’s Republic of China. The sections that follow record interview transcripts of individuals with intellectual disabilities living in Shanghai. In addition to chronicling the involvement of these individuals and their families in the Special Olympics movement, the interview transcripts also capture their daily lives and how they have navigated school and work.

People with disabilities. --- Social structure. --- Social inequality. --- Sports—Economic aspects. --- Oral history. --- Public health. --- Social justice. --- Human rights. --- Disability Studies. --- Social Structure, Social Inequality. --- Sports Economics. --- Oral History. --- Public Health. --- Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights. --- Basic rights --- Civil rights (International law) --- Human rights --- Rights, Human --- Rights of man --- Human security --- Transitional justice --- Truth commissions --- Equality --- Justice --- Community health --- Health services --- Hygiene, Public --- Hygiene, Social --- Public health services --- Public hygiene --- Social hygiene --- Health --- Human services --- Biosecurity --- Health literacy --- Medicine, Preventive --- National health services --- Sanitation --- History --- Oral biography --- Oral tradition --- Egalitarianism --- Inequality --- Social equality --- Social inequality --- Political science --- Sociology --- Democracy --- Liberty --- Organization, Social --- Social organization --- Anthropology --- Social institutions --- Cripples --- Disabled --- Disabled people --- Disabled persons --- Handicapped --- Handicapped people --- Individuals with disabilities --- People with physical disabilities --- Persons with disabilities --- Physically challenged people --- Physically disabled people --- Physically handicapped --- Persons --- Disabilities --- Sociology of disability --- Law and legislation --- Methodology --- Disability Studies --- Social Structure, Social Inequality --- Sports Economics --- Oral History --- Public Health --- Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights --- Biotechnology --- Social Structure --- Human Rights --- intellectual Disability --- Special Olympics --- Human Rights in China --- Disability Rights --- Open Access --- Social & ethical issues --- Economics --- Oral history --- Public health & preventive medicine --- Politics & government --- Social medicine. --- Equality. --- Sports --- Health, Medicine and Society. --- Social Structure. --- Human Rights. --- Economic aspects. --- Medical care --- Medical sociology --- Medicine --- Medicine, Social --- Public health --- Public welfare --- Medical ethics --- Medical sociologists --- Social aspects

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This open access book contains the oral histories that were inspired by the work of the Special Olympics in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of its founding. The foreword and prefatory materials provide an overview of the Special Olympics and its growth in the People’s Republic of China. The sections that follow record interview transcripts of individuals with intellectual disabilities living in Shanghai. In addition to chronicling the involvement of these individuals and their families in the Special Olympics movement, the interview transcripts also capture their daily lives and how they have navigated school and work.

Social stratification --- Sociology --- Social policy and particular groups --- Economics --- Human rights --- Hygiene. Public health. Protection --- Recreation. Games. Sports. Corp. expression --- History --- volksgezondheid --- mensenrechten --- sociologie --- sport --- economie --- personen met een beperking --- geschiedenis --- sociale ongelijkheid