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Download full textWarsi, Sadia – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2009
The purpose of the study was to understand a mother's perspective about raising children with disabilities. This was a unique case study because the mother was a highly educated advocate in the special education profession and the process was very educational for the researcher. A detailed description of the methodology is provided to encourage…
Descriptors: Mothers, Disabilities, Child Rearing, Case Studies
O'Brien, John; Browning, Ray; O'Brien, Connie Lyle – 1998
This article on systems change focuses on the efforts of a mentally retarded man with cerebral palsy and his advocates to obtain the resources necessary for him to be able to leave a nursing home and live independently. First, the article identifies two kinds of change: change within the system's rules and changing the rules or the system itself.…
Descriptors: Adults, Advocacy, Case Studies, Cerebral Palsy
Konza, Deslea – 1998
This paper presents three case studies of gifted children with a disability. Emphasis is on the importance of identifying the gifted abilities of such individuals and providing for their special needs. Sarah is a 14-year-old girl with severe athetoid cerebral palsy who has above average mathematical ability and general knowledge. The use of…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Advocacy, Attention Deficit Disorders, Attitudes toward Disabilities
