Meeting Families Where They Are: Building Equity Through Advocacy with Diverse Schools and Communities

by Lydia Ocasio-Stoutenburg and Beth Harry

Book Overview

This book presents an in-depth discussion of how human disability and parental advocacy have been constructed in American society, including recommendations for a more authentically inclusive vision of parental advocacy. The authors provide a cultural-historical view of the conflation of racism, classism, and ableism that has left a deeply entrenched stigma--one that positions children with disabilities and children of color as less valuable than...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807763845
• ISBN13: 9780807763841
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 8.9"