Self-Determination and Individuals with Significant Disabilities: Examining Meanings and Misinterpretations.

Wehmeyer, Michael L.

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ERIC Number: EJ599179

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Publication Date: 1998

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Self-Determination and Individuals with Significant Disabilities: Examining Meanings and Misinterpretations.

Wehmeyer, Michael L.

Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps, v23 n1 p5-16 Spr 1998

This article reviews how the term "self-determination" has been defined and conceptualized, examines misperceptions of the term that may have contributed to the exclusion of people with severe disabilities, and seeks to find common ground to move forward to promote self-determination for people with severe disabilities. (Author/PB)

Descriptors: Adults, Consciousness Raising, Disability Discrimination, Empowerment, Normalization (Disabilities), Self Determination, Severe Disabilities

Publication Type: Guides - General; Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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