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Anne Robison's advice to her daughter Lynn's kindergarten teacher, regarding how to facilitate the full inclusion of her daughter into the class through the use of her communication devices, demonstrates how a parent's communication of their intimate knowledge of their child can make an important contribution to the child's education.
Read MoreThis article analyses the term "Regular Education Initiative" which is an American/Canadian term for a process through which students with moderate/severe disabilities move from segregated education or education in separate groups in a regular school to being educated fully in a regular classroom.
Read MoreA good, brief introduction to Advocacy for those for whom the term is new. It provides a definition and discusses the essential elements of Advocacy in general and the implications for those who become involved in the process of Advocacy.
Read MoreThis article was written for People First, a self advocacy group based in the USA. It gives practical examples of different types of advocacy.
Read MoreA perceptive article on the challenges facing parent advocacy organisations when they are also involved in the provision of services. It discusses some of the obstacles and pitfalls of advocacy work, including the role of human services in community inclusion.
Read MoreA helpful list which compares and contrasts the essential positive and negative features of Advocacy. Keywords: Advocacy
Read MoreA powerful and positive address which starts by considering 'Inclusive Education' as a societal issue with profound underlying assumptions about people with disabilities which need to be opened up and examined, particularly in relation to the intrinsic value of people with disabilities and the social justice of providing an education...
Read MoreThis is a perceptive article by a service worker who recognises the importance of organisations working in partnership with families and family networks to achieve employment opportunities for people with disability.
Read MoreRaises the issue of accountability of services to consumers, community and boards of management.
Read MoreThe article discusses outcomes flowing from the integration and inclusion of students with substantial disabilities in regular home rooms and some subject classes in local schools in Minnesota. At the end of the year, regular teachers, special education teachers and classmates were surveyed.
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