MG03
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Title
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MG03
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Type
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Interview
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Date
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November 12, 2018
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Description
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The respondent is a Palestinian woman from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She and her husband have one teenager and four young adults. The second oldest son suffers from paralysis as a result of spina bifida. She is a leader and activist in the Milwaukee Muslim community and runs a non-profit. She discussed her life as a mother, caregiver, and community activist. Although she experienced a lot of emotional difficulties with handling all of her children and her son with differences in abilities, she notes that neither she nor her son has experienced any negative perceptions or discrimination based on her son’s disabilities. She does note, however, that although family and friends are helpful for providing logistical and emotional support, formal respite care is something that people in Milwaukee need desperately to care for these children, Palestine, United States
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Language
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English
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Subject
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Caregivers, physical disabilities, spina bifida, family support, community support, adults with disabilities, need for respite care, parents (especially mothers) who do not challenge stigma/prejudice, 2018,Disability