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Developing Cross-Cultural Competence: A Guide for working with Young Children & their Families

This book examines the role that culture plays in families' and professionals' beliefs, values and behaviours.
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Using Nondisabled Peers to Support the Inclusion of Students with Disabilities at the Junior High School Level

This qualitative study was undertaken in a junior high school which implemented a student aide program to facilitate the inclusion of students with moderate and severe disabilities. It outlines the philosophy, planning process and development of the program and identifies a range of roles undertaken by the student aides.
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Child's Play: Involving Children with severe learning disabilities in summer playschemes.

This article is based on a workshop presentation. Angie Ash describes a pilot school holiday recreation program in Methyr, Wales, which included a small number of children with severe intellectual disabilities. Included are the lessons learned from the pilot program, together with workshop discussion.
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An inclusive university program for students with moderate to severe developmental disabilities: Student, parent and faculty perspectives

This study evaluates an inclusive post-secondary education program (the 'On Campus' program) from the perspective of disabled and non-disabled students, families of students with disability and faculty members. Students with disability and their families reported positive results from the program both educationally and socially.
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Early Childhood Intervention: Evolution of a System

This article examines the evolution of the early childhood system, charactering the stressors facing families that can adversely affect a child's development and examining the response of the early intervention system to these stressors.
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The challenges facing early childhood intervention and mainstream early childhood services: Seeking a common way forward

This article explores the underlying causes of the crisis in early intervention and childhood services, and outlines efforts being made to find solutions. In order to make the system effective for all families, the commonalities between the needs of children with and without disabilities should be recognised and acknowledged.
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Understanding the policy process: Lobby and be heard

This paper from a workshop held in June 1992 aimed at helping community groups understand the processes of government decision making. The paper begins with a list of golden rules of lobbying followed by a description of various levels of government and government process.
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"What is disability? It depends whose shoes you are wearing": Parent understandings of the concept of disability

This study investigates parent perspectives on the meaning of 'disability'. One hundred and twenty-one parents in Australia, each of whom have one or more children labelled with impairments, participated in this study.
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A Parents Determination and a Pre K Dream Realized

Rachel was born with a degenerative disease called Canavan Disease. Her mother Sherri Epstein wanted Rachel to have the best that life had to offer but this was not going to happen without a fight.
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Do We Really Mean Families for All Children? Permanency Planning for Children with Developmental Disabilities

This article examines the history of permanency in relation to children with developmental disabilities in the US. Family support policies which focus on maintaining children in their own home and also include a community based continuum of care, imply that non family based care is acceptable for some families.
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