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| Smith, Anne | 1 |
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Simon, Marlene – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), 2001
This article discusses the discrimination faced by minority youth with disabilities. Federal legislation promoting equality of opportunity for all students is reviewed and the lack of true educational equality is lamented. The article emphasizes the need to prepare minority youth with disabilities as they transition into adults. (Contains…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Disabilities, Educational Discrimination, Educational Legislation
Smith, Anne – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), 2001
The first part of this article critiques categorical approaches to special education, overrepresentation of minority children in special education, inclusion and exclusion, and white privilege. The second part of the article describes the potential of multicultural education, transformation, and participatory leadership approaches to address the…
Descriptors: Classification, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Influences, Delivery Systems
