A Disabled Woman’s Journey

Irma Jacqueline Ozer

Irma Jacqueline Ozer

Lecturer/Researcher on Disability Rights, New York City Department of Correction

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Cretinism, Peer Abuse, Disability Studies

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This is the story of the author’s journey from an early childhood characterized by severe physical and cognitive disability to an adulthood devoted to challenging distorted views of disabled persons. The author’s goal is to be among the disability studies scholars who impart at schools and at places of employment understanding of and respect for persons with disabilities.

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Dec 29, 2014

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Vol. 1 No. 4

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Irma Jacqueline Ozer, Lecturer/Researcher on Disability Rights, New York City Department of Correction

Irma Jacqueline Ozer is a Lecturer/Researcher on Disability Rights at the New York City Department of Correction. Because of her childhood experiences, her studies and employment have been devoted as much as possible to disability issues. Her singing and acting background has been utilized in singing cabaret benefits for disabled homeless persons. She is presently pursuing a degree in psychology to be utilized in counseling disability groups and further research on the treatment of the physically disabled by psychologists.

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