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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.
Read MoreThis 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.
Read MoreThis 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.
Read MoreThis 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.
Read MoreThis 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.
Read MoreThis article gives a good idea of the role that peers can play in an inclusive classroom.
Read MoreThis article presents and discusses some emergent findings from an ongoing ethnographic study in settings where people with intellectual disabilities are employed in integrated work-places in Norway, using a "supported employment" model of supports.
Read MoreFor over 40 years, Wolf Wolfensberger has been involved with parents of disabled people. Drawing on this long experience, he spells out in this three-part book, the concerns that many parents have for the future of a child with a disability.
Read MorePermanency is about family membership: all children belong with families and families need support to thrive. This short article examines the need for permanency for all children, while suggesting ways to support families to thrive and carry out their function of child rearing.
Read MoreDaring to Dream' is a collection of biographical stories around the theme of advocacy for people with disabilities. It tells a history of several families involvement with the organisation 'Queensland Parents for People with Disabilities' and how advocacy became the key to achieving their dreams for their family member.
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