TY - BOOK AU - Wang,Simeng TI - “Disabled? That Is an Insult to my Offspring as Well as my Ancestors!” PY - 2013///. N1 - 36 N2 - Disability policies that entail negotiation between parents and healthcare professionals are examined, specifically the decision-making process entailed in registering disabled children of Chinese origin with the local MDPH (Maison départementale des personnes handicapées – Departmental Home for Disabled Persons), in Paris. Through scenes of interaction between parents and professionals at three distinct stages of the decision-making process, two structural challenges of the negotiation are noted: the emotional work and migratory trajectories. Practical questions underlying the negotiation arise: the parameters of decision making, the child’s place in the negotiation, and the ethnic dimension of the therapeutic relationship UR - https://shs.cairn.info/journal-terrains-et-travaux-2013-2-page-77?lang=en&redirect-ssocas=7080 ER -