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Anctil, Tina M.; Ishikawa, Michele E.; Tao Scott, Amy – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 2008
This study provides a model of academic identity development for college students with learning disabilities from the integrative self-determination themes of persistence, competence, career decision making, and self-realization. Nineteen self-determined and high-achieving participants were interviewed. The participants' stories illustrate how…
Descriptors: College Students, Learning Disabilities, Academic Persistence, Conflict Resolution
Beart, Suzie – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2005
In this paper the small body of research which looks at how people labelled as having learning disabilities view this social identity is considered. The author argues that this research has implications for our assumptions about self-advocacy groups for people with learning disabilities.
Descriptors: Self Advocacy, Learning Disabilities, Mental Retardation
Test, David W.; Fowler, Catherine H.; Brewer, Denise M.; Wood, Wendy M. – Exceptional Children, 2005
A content and methodological review of the literature of 25 self-advocacy intervention studies was conducted. First, each article was analyzed in terms of purpose, participants, design, dependent variable(s), independent variable(s), and results. Second, each manuscript was reviewed in terms of the quality indicators for single subject (n = 11),…
Descriptors: Intervention, Self Advocacy, Literature Reviews, Disabilities
Traustadottir, Rannveig – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2006
Many people with learning difficulties want to tell the stories of their life and have done so in collaboration with academic researchers. Life histories of people with learning difficulties are a good way to learn about self-advocacy. Life histories can tell us about how self-advocacy began and the support people need to be self-advocates. Tom…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Biographies, Self Advocacy, Case Studies
Meininger, Herman P. – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2006
This article is about life story work with people with learning disabilities. It talks about reading and writing stories, and listening to them. Telling your life story, writing it down and talking about it with others can be an important part of self-advocacy for people with learning disabilities. Life stories are helpful when they are told or…
Descriptors: Personal Narratives, Writing (Composition), Self Advocacy, Learning Disabilities
Bylov, Frank – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2006
This article tells us about the history of self-advocacy in Denmark. It also gives some information about how services for people with learning difficulties in Denmark have changed over the past 100 years. In this article, I talk about "movements" of self-advocacy, which means the different types of self-advocacy groups that have grown…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Problems, Self Advocacy, Social History
Thoma, Colleen A.; Wehman, Paul – Brookes Publishing Company, 2010
Student-directed IEPs are quickly gaining momentum in schools across the country--the proven benefits include higher academic achievement, enhanced student motivation, and increased communication and self-advocacy skills for students with disabilities. Now for the first time, there's a book that gives elementary and high school educators in-depth…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education, Academic Achievement
Gil, Lynn A. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2007
When students leave high school equipped with self-advocacy and self-determination skills, they will be more likely to disclose their disability and ultimately gain access to the services they need to support their learning needs in the educational environment. Yet, many students with disabilities do not enter college equipped with the tools they…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Disabilities, College Students, College Bound Students
Association for Retarded Citizens, Arlington, TX. – 1990
The directory lists 380 organized self-advocacy programs for persons with disabilities in the United States and Canada. Programs are listed alphabetically by state and usually include program name, contact person, address, and telephone number. An update form is provided. A second directory included in the document is titled "Directory of…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Meetings, Mental Retardation, Organizations (Groups)
Test, David W.; Fowler, Catherine H.; Wood, Wendy M.; Brewer, Denise M.; Eddy, Steven – Remedial and Special Education, 2005
Based on a review of the literature and input from stakeholders, we developed a conceptual framework of self-advocacy involving four components: knowledge of self, knowledge of rights, communication, and leadership. This article summarizes the definitions and components of self-advocacy found in the literature that were used to develop this…
Descriptors: Instructional Development, Self Advocacy, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Disabilities
Marks, Beth; Sisirak, Jasmina; Heller, Tamar – Brookes Publishing Company, 2010
For people with disabilities, a good health and nutrition program can have life-changing results: more energy, increased knowledge, more confidence and self-esteem, and fewer serious health issues such as obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. This innovative, easy-to-implement curriculum is the perfect way to help adults build healthy…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Metabolism, Obesity, Health Education
McVilly, Keith R.; Stancliffe, Roger J.; Parmenter, Trevor R.; Burton-Smith, Rosanne M. – Disability & Society, 2006
This study reports the friendship experiences and aspirations of adults with intellectual disabilities. The findings of a larger study were reviewed by an expert group of self-advocates with intellectual disability. The expert group confirmed some of the interpretation of the original data and expanded on issues. Friendship is established as an…
Descriptors: Expertise, Mental Retardation, Friendship, Adults
PEPNet 2, 2012
Beginning your college education means you'll be exploring a new place, making new friends, learning new things and setting your own priorities. You are going to face a lot of big changes in a short time. That's exciting--and challenging. The more prepared you are for college when you get there, the more ready you'll be to address these new…
Descriptors: Sign Language, Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Success
Center for Mental Health in Schools at UCLA, 2008
All students can benefit from well-designed transition planning for college. With specific reference to those students identified for special education, middle and high schools have a responsibility under IDEA to focus on a range of transition interventions. Family stakeholders in a community need to work together to ensure the middle school and…
Descriptors: Self Advocacy, Individualized Transition Plans, Special Education, High School Students
Brackenreed, Darlene – Exceptionality Education International, 2008
This case study investigated the impact of selected types of adaptive and assistive technology (AT) on the learning gains and academic achievement levels of a female student with mild disabilities in her sixth and seventh grades in a Catholic school board in northeastern Ontario. Interviews were conducted with the parent, student, and pre-service…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Mild Disabilities, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries