title: Intellectual disabilities and dystopian visions: Ayn Rand and Edgar Rice Burroughs.
abstract: Most cultures have respect for and respond positively to individuals who make significant literary contributions to the way that people understand life and society. While the impact of literature may vary widely, those individuals deemed to have added important perspectives through their writing are often elevated to positions of high regard and influence. Thus, their work becomes important to our understanding of the human condition, including the meaning of disability.
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina, Greensboro. 3010 Calabria Ct., Glen Allen, VA 23059, USA. jdsmi24@uncg.edu
authors.forename: J David
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Edward A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Polloway
mesh_terms: D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability; D008093:Literature, Modern