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Durán, Lillian; Cycyk, Lauren M.; Batz, Ruby – Journal of Early Intervention, 2023
The Individual with Disabilities Education Act specifies that families should be include in the special education process and they must provide informed consent. However, families from Spanish-speaking backgrounds, often report barriers to participation. In this study, we provided a forum for Spanish-speaking families to tell their stories using…
Descriptors: Spanish Speaking, Early Childhood Education, Special Education, Barriers
Hall, Mair – Center on Human Policy, 2010
Self-advocacy is about independent groups of people with disabilities working together for justice by helping each other take charge of their lives and fight discrimination. The seeds of the self-advocacy movement go back to 1968 when a Swedish parent's organization held a meeting for people with developmental disabilities. Today, the…
Descriptors: International Cooperation, Developmental Disabilities, Self Advocacy, Social Justice