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Brechin, Ann; Swain, John – Disability, Handicap and Society, 1988
The nature of existing professional approaches to working with people with mental handicaps is explored, focusing on traditional medical and educational approaches and emerging styles including self-advocacy and normalization. Development of a range of lifestyle opportunities for people with mental handicaps is supported, and implications for…
Descriptors: Counselor Client Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education, Helping Relationship, Interpersonal Relationship
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Stancliffe, Roger; Wehmeyer, Michael L. – Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 1995
Adults with mental retardation (n=392) involved in self-advocacy groups completed the Life Choices Survey. Findings indicated that this group indicated more choice opportunities than most adults with mental retardation and that total choice availability varied with level of disability and type of living arrangement but not by age or gender.…
Descriptors: Adults, Mental Retardation, Personal Autonomy, Place of Residence
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German, Diane J. – Topics in Language Disorders, 1992
This discussion first reviews efficacy studies and models for word finding remediation in children and adolescents, and then offers principles and objectives of a threefold intervention model which addresses word finding remediation, self-advocacy instruction, and compensatory programing. (DB)
Descriptors: Educational Principles, Elementary Secondary Education, Expressive Language, Instructional Effectiveness
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Wolffe, K. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 1998
Highlights ways that prospective employees with visual impairments can alleviate employers' safety concerns by demonstrating how they will function safely in the workplace, by illustrating their training in safety procedures and in using job-related equipment, and by describing their adaptive safety techniques, particularly if taking care of…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adjustment (to Environment), Adults, Attitudes toward Disabilities
Danforth, Scot – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), 2001
This article explores the practice of social inquiry in professional work, drawing from the democratic ethics of John Dewey. It explains how Dewey viewed inquiry as free, cooperative, and practical and concludes with a description of advisory work within the self-advocacy movement as an example of Deweyan democracy in action. (Contains…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Decision Making, Democracy, Disabilities
Gregory, Martha Wille, Ed. – 1993
This training module was developed to educate personnel about the issue of self-advocacy by individuals with disabilities. The module includes workshop content (with side notes to the trainer in italics), overheads, and many handouts. Preliminary information includes module purpose and overall learning objectives, a module outline, materials…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Goal Orientation
Feldmann, Ellen; Messerli, Carma – 1995
For some students with mild or moderate disabilities, postsecondary education might include attendance at a community college, technical school, or 4-year college. From 1978 to 1991, the percentage of full-time college freshmen reporting disabilities more than tripled, with visual impairments and learning disabilities making up half the…
Descriptors: College Preparation, College Students, Decision Making, Disabilities
Fry, Ronald R., Ed. – 1996
Targeted to state vocational rehabilitation administrators and leaders, this document discusses the recommendations of a study group that investigated approaches, ways, methods, and strategies for increasing the involvement of individuals with disabilities in the operation and management of state agency rehabilitation programs. Part 1, "Consumer…
Descriptors: Adults, Advisory Committees, Change Strategies, Cooperation
Barcus, Michael, Ed.; Blankenship, Teri, Ed.; Turner, Ed, Ed.; Wehman, Paul, Ed.; Galloway, Greta, Ed. – 2000
This guide and workbook is a tool to be used to assist people with disabilities to play an active role in their job search. It provides ideas and examples to help individuals with disabilities and their job coaches through the process. Chapter titles for the workbook include: (1) "Power and Influence" (Valerie Brooke); (2)…
Descriptors: Adults, Disabilities, Employment, Job Search Methods
Walker, Pam; Shoultz, Bonnie; Hall, Mair; Harris, Perri – 1999
A series of individual and small-group interviews on self determination for individuals with disabilities was conducted as part of the Vermont Self-Determination Project, a 3-year project to implement a statewide system change designed to allow people with developmental disabilities to have control and choice in their lives. The interviews were…
Descriptors: Adults, Disabilities, Independent Living, Individual Power
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Lang, Harry G. – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2002
This article summarizes relevant research on students who are deaf in higher education and suggests directions for educational researchers interested in enhancing the academic success and retention of students who are deaf in higher education programs. The need for improved career education, academic accommodations, and self-advocacy skills are…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Academic Achievement, Career Education, College Students
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Satcher, Jamie – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1994
This article reviews employment provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and concludes that, to take advantage of the law's provisions, youth with learning disabilities who are making the transition from school to employment need to be prepared in the areas of self-knowledge, knowledge of specific jobs, and self-advocacy. (DB)
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Civil Rights Legislation, Education Work Relationship, Employment Potential
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Martin, James E.; And Others – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 1993
This paper points out that one way to infuse self-determination skill training into a comprehensive transition program is to teach students with disabilities to direct and manage their own Individualized Education Program. The transition policy of the Academic School District in Colorado Springs (Colorado) is presented as a model. (JDD)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Policy, Individualized Education Programs, Models
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Reis, Sally M.; McGuire, Joan M.; Neu, Terry W. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2000
A study of 12 high-ability young adults with learning disabilities found they used the following compensatory strategies to succeed in college: study strategies, cognitive/learning strategies, compensatory supports, environmental accommodations, opportunities for counseling, self-advocacy, and the development of an individual plan incorporating a…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), College Students, Gifted, Higher Education
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Pocock, Al; Lambros, Stan; Karvonen, Meagan; Test, David W.; Algozzine, Bob; Wood, Wendy; Martin, James E. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2002
This article describes methods used by one school district to promote self-advocacy skills for students with learning disabilities. Through multicomponent group activities, students learned about their strengths and disabilities and how to advocate for educational needs and rights. Advocacy skills were applied to leadership roles, mentoring, and…
Descriptors: Community Education, High Schools, Learning Disabilities, Program Design
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