Family Advocacy

Living in harmony; the Waiheke Special Needs Support Group

A brief story but providing an important description of how the parents of two young women with disabilities set up a support group which worked towards securing accommodation for them on Waiheke Island in New Zealand.

The student inclusion checklist

This very brief paper contains a checklist to be used to see if your school is doing everything it can to include a student with disabilities as a full member of the school community. Keyword: Education

Inclusion Checklist

This brief paper contains a checklist which parents may find useful to see if the school they are using is truly including their child or just saying they are. Keywords: Education, School age

Responses to the document, "Trying to teach"

This paper contains a series of letters written in response to the Alberta Teachers Association document called "Trying to Teach" which raises problems in inclusive schooling. Keywords: Education, School age

Leading a Group: A Practical And Comprehensive Handbook

The aim of this book is to provide a brief outline of the functional issues involved in the setting up of a group, and practical guidelines to aid the successful management of any group.

Integration Workshop 1-3 August 1991

This paper is a summary of a workshop facilitated by Bruce Uditsky, an educator who has worked extensively with families, individuals with disability and organisations. It briefly covers the stories shared by participants and some of the strategies presented for putting inclusive schooling into practice. Keywords: Education, School age

Inclusive schooling- educational or societal issue?

These notes were taken by a participant at a seminar by Bruce Uditsky, an educator who has worked extensively with families, individuals with disability and organisations. She looks particularly at the attitudes of society and that inclusive schooling should merely be a natural consequence of society's attitude.

The path with a heart

This article describes the planning a parent put into ensuring she found the right school for her child in which to experience an inclusive education. This planning was based on the child's needs and with a mindful eye on what failure of such a plan would mean.

Overview of the development of parent advocacy - the Victorian scene

This article provides an overview of events leading up to the development of parent advocacy in Victoria in the form of VPAC - the Victorian Parent Advocacy Collective.

Dreams do come true

The author of this brief article, a parent, describes the process by which she achieved the goal of inclusive education for her son with a disability. The benefits to her son, family and the school have surpassed all expectations. Keywords: Education, School age

We work with families in NSW to defend and promote the rights and interests of people with developmental disability

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Living in harmony; the Waiheke Special Needs Support Group

The student inclusion checklist

Inclusion Checklist

Responses to the document, "Trying to teach"

Leading a Group: A Practical And Comprehensive Handbook

Integration Workshop 1-3 August 1991

Inclusive schooling- educational or societal issue?

The path with a heart

Overview of the development of parent advocacy - the Victorian scene

Dreams do come true