Add to ORKGAdvocacyfor peopie with disabilities and theirfami-lies has evolvedfrom the provision of public protective services to private and independent advocacy service groups, and finally to selfadvocacy. This artic[e de-scribes one empowerment and self-advocacy training programfor parents of young children and individuals with disabilities.An ovewiew of the Partners in Policy-making program and the participants is provided along with Year I outcomes. The benej2s ofsei$advocacy and the needfor additional trainingprograms are stressed. DESCRIPTORS: advocacy, community services,de-velopmental disabilities, families, legal rights, parent
The booklet examines approaches in public awareness that may be used by Developmental Disabilities (...
Parents and family members are critical partners, along with school district personnel, in the educa...
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor& Francis in Early Years: An Interna...
This resource guide for individuals with developmental disabilities and their advocates locks at fiv...
Minnesota is a state that prides itself on prioritizing education. As such, all school personnel mus...
Families of children with disabilities are at the forefront of advocating for positive change in the...
Self-advocacy by people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD) has long been an i...
According to IDEA (2004), parents raising children with special needs are considered to be the prima...
Abstract. PL 94-142 and research on parent involvement encourage new parent roles in programs for th...
Theoretical and research models of disability traditionally focus on effects on personality developm...
This theme issue provides an overview of how parents and professionals can be involved in advocacy e...
Program development plan: the Volume program self-advocacy for adults with developmental disabilitie
Abstract Introduction Empowerment of families raising children with developmental disabilities (DDs)...
Written primarily for founders, and coordinators of citizen advocacy (CA) program's, for the,de...
In 2006, a new Maine law mandated the creation of a waiver program that promotes the expansion of su...
The booklet examines approaches in public awareness that may be used by Developmental Disabilities (...
Parents and family members are critical partners, along with school district personnel, in the educa...
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor& Francis in Early Years: An Interna...
This resource guide for individuals with developmental disabilities and their advocates locks at fiv...
Minnesota is a state that prides itself on prioritizing education. As such, all school personnel mus...
Families of children with disabilities are at the forefront of advocating for positive change in the...
Self-advocacy by people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD) has long been an i...
According to IDEA (2004), parents raising children with special needs are considered to be the prima...
Abstract. PL 94-142 and research on parent involvement encourage new parent roles in programs for th...
Theoretical and research models of disability traditionally focus on effects on personality developm...
This theme issue provides an overview of how parents and professionals can be involved in advocacy e...
Program development plan: the Volume program self-advocacy for adults with developmental disabilitie
Abstract Introduction Empowerment of families raising children with developmental disabilities (DDs)...
Written primarily for founders, and coordinators of citizen advocacy (CA) program's, for the,de...
In 2006, a new Maine law mandated the creation of a waiver program that promotes the expansion of su...
The booklet examines approaches in public awareness that may be used by Developmental Disabilities (...
Parents and family members are critical partners, along with school district personnel, in the educa...
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor& Francis in Early Years: An Interna...