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Raises 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.
Read MoreA great good news story about the inclusion of Michael Strohbehn into his local school. The story identifies the plans and resources that were put in place and the heartening support that Michael received from his peers. Keywords: Education, School age, Inclusion
Read MoreThese are notes taken at a seminar in Sydney in May 1991 at which Michael Kendrick spoke on the topic of Empowerment, i. e. the process by which people assume control over the decisions about, and direction of, their lives.
Read MoreThis article describes one American parent's approach in successfully asking her neighbourhood school to integrate her child. Integration here means inclusive schooling and the author recommends starting at the top when implementing change.
Read MoreThis article provides an important overview of the difficulties and challenges that face an independent advocacy organisation when it engages in vigorous advocacy on behalf of disadvantaged people.
Read MoreBrief outline of the issues to be addressed before making a decision about whether or not to become involved in advocacy: Roles, Tasks, Relationships, and Values. Keyword: Advocacy
Read MoreThis book is a parent self-help manual, prepared by other parents of children with disabilities who are members of Parent Self Help groups of the Hume region in Victoria.
Read MoreJeremy Ward is a solicitor with the Legal Aid Office in Brisbane and a member of Queensland Parents of People with Disabilities. His paper provides an informative overview of the key features of citizen advocacy and the extent to which it is similar to, and different from legal advocacy.
Read MoreA brief list of ways in which a system can empower individuals. Keyword: Advocacy
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