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Meeting Families Where They Are: Building Equity through Advocacy with Diverse Schools and Communities. Disability, Culture, and Equity Series
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Harry, Beth; Ocasio-Stoutenburg, Lydia – Teachers College Press, 2020
This book presents an in-depth discussion of how human disability and parental advocacy have been constructed in American society, including recommendations for a more authentically inclusive vision of parental advocacy. The authors provide a cultural-historical view of the conflation of racism, classism, and ableism that has left a deeply…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Advocacy, Diversity, Parent Participation
Why Are so Many Minority Students in Special Education? Understanding Race & Disability in Schools. Second Edition
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Harry, Beth; Klinger, Janette – Teachers College Press, 2014
The second edition of this powerful book examines the disproportionate placement of Black and Hispanic students in special education. The authors present compelling, research-based stories representing the range of experiences faced by culturally and linguistically diverse students who fall in the liminal shadow of perceived disability. They…
Descriptors: Minority Group Students, Special Education, Disproportionate Representation, Race
Cultural Diversity, Families, and the Special Education System: Communication and Empowerment.
Harry, Beth – 1992
This monograph addresses the way parents of minority students perceive the special education system, with specific attention to these parents' views of the process by which their children are designated as "handicapped." Chapter 1 discusses the Department of Education's racial classification system. Chapter 2 summarizes what is known…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Cultural Differences, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education