Equity and full participation for individuals with severe disabilities : a vision for the future / edited by Martin Agran [and four others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Agran, Martin, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

People with disabilities.

People with disabilities--Education.

People with disabilities--Services for.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (449 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Maryland : Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What key issues and challenges affect the lives of people with severe disabilities todayâ€"and what should tomorrowâ€TMs professionals do to address them? Aligned with the core values and agenda of TASH, this visionary text prepares professionals to strengthen supports and services for people with disabilities across the lifespan. Readers will fully examine more than a dozen critical topics in the lives of people with severe disabilities; explore necessary reforms to policy and practice; and set clear goals and priorities for improving early intervention, education, health care, behavior suppor

Contents:

Cover; Book Title; Contents; About the Online Companion Materials; About the Editors; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I: Foundations; Chapter 1: Disability in the 21st Century; Chapter 2: Poverty and Disability; Chapter 3: Forty Years of Living and Thriving with Disabilities; Chapter 4: Person-Centered Planning and the Quest for Systems Change; Chapter 5: Promoting Self-Determination and Self-Directed Learning; Chapter 6: Providing Respectful Behavior Supports; Part II: Children and Youth; Chapter 7: Early Intervention and Early Education

Chapter 8: Inclusive Education and Meaningful School OutcomesChapter 9: Literacy and Communication; Chapter 10: Social Interactions and Friendships; Chapter 11: Access to the General Education Curriculum in General Education Classes; Chapter 12: Serving Students with Health Care Needs; Part III: Adult Outcomes; Chapter 13: Ensuring Employment Outcomes; Chapter 14: Postsecondary Education for Students with Intellectual Disabilities; Chapter 15: Evolving Narratives in Community Living; Chapter 16: Serving an Elderly Population; Chapter 17: Medicaid Waivers and Medicare Support

Part IV: A Look Around and AheadChapter 18: Societal Inclusion and Equity Internationally; Chapter 19: Future Directions and Possibilities; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-59857-784-0

1-59857-782-4

1-4619-5779-6