{"product_id":"equity-full-participation-for-individuals-with-severe-disabilities-a-vision-for-the-future-9781598572704","title":"Equity \u0026 Full Participation for Individuals with","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat key issues and challenges affect the lives of people with severe disabilities today - and what should tomorrow’s 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, behaviour supports, and social services. Whether used as a textbook or a professional reference, this innovative volume will help usher in a new era of services that support full inclusion and quality of life for people with severe disabilities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCovers Today's Most Critical Topics:\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAddressing inequities in our educational and social services system\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesigning and delivering effective early intervention and education\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExpanding and improving inclusive education\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSupporting families of children with severe disabilities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eResolving challenges to person-centered planning and self-determination\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProviding effective and respectful positive behaviour supports\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImproving access to the general curriculum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDelivering effective literacy instruction to students with severe disabilities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRemoving barriers to friendships and social relationships\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSupporting students with health care needs in general education classrooms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePromoting access to postsecondary education, employment, and community life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProviding appropriate medical and social services to elderly individuals with severe disabilities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eOnline Companion Materials: This book comes with online PowerPoint slides for faculty, ideal for complementing and enhancing lessons.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An excellent, readable book . . . covers the waterfront from early childhood to the elderly, and with the current policy agenda of inclusion coupled with College and Career Readiness, should be a desktop resource for all educators.” - Wayne Sailor, Director, SWIFT Center, Beach Center on Disability, University of Kansas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Online Companion Materials\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Editors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContributors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForeword David L. Westling and Barbara Trader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Foundations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. Disability in the 21st Century: Seeking a Future of Equity and Full Participation, Michael Wehmeyer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. Poverty and Disability: Addressing the Ties that Bind, Carolyn Hughes and Latanya L. Fanion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. Forty Years of Living and Thriving with Disabilities: Perceptions of a Self-Advocate and Her Family, Michelle Sommerstein, Lynn Sommerstein, Robert Sommerstein, David Sommerstein, and Diane Ryndak\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. Person-Centered Planning and the Quest for Systems Change, John O'Brien\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. Promoting Self-Determination and Self-Directed Learning, Martin Agran and Carolyn Hughes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. Providing Respectful Behavior Supports, Fredda Brown and Linda M. Bambara\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eII Children and Youth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. Early Intervention and Early Education, Lise Fox, Mary Frances Hanline, Juliann Woods, and Ann Mickelson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8. Inclusive Education and Meaningful School Outcomes, John McDonnell and Pam Hunt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9. Literacy and Communication, Susan Copeland, Elizabeth Keefe, and J.S. de Valenzuela\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10. Social Interactions and Friendships, Erik W. Carter, Kristen Bottema-Beutel, and Matthew E. Brock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11. Access to the General Education Curriculum in General Education Classes, Fred Spooner, Bethany R. McKissick, Melissa E. Hudson, and Diane M. Browder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12. Serving Students with Health Care Needs, Donna Lehr\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIII Adult Outcomes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13.Ensuring Employment Outcomes: Preparing Students for a Working Life, Michael Callahan, John Butterworth, Jane Boone, Ellen Condon, and Richard Luecking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14. Postsecondary Education for Students with Intellectual Disabilities, Meg Grigal, Debra Hart, and Cate Weir\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15. Evolving Narratives in Community Living, Lyle T. Romer and Pamela Walker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e16. Serving an Elderly Population, Christine Bigby, Philip McCallion, and Mary McCarron\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e17. Medicaid Waivers and Medicare Support: A 21st-Century Perspective, Tom Nerney, Julie Marron, and Mike Head\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIV A Look Around and Ahead\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e18. Societal Inclusion and Equity Internationally: Initiatives, Illustrations, Challenges, and RecommendationsDiane Ryndak, Deborah S. Reed, Grzegorz Szumski, Ann-Marie Orlando, Joanna Smogorzewska, and Wei Gao\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e19. Future Directions and Possibilities, Martha E. Snell and Virginia L. Walker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Brookes Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50090066739543,"sku":"9781598572704","price":48.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781598572704.jpg?v=1740815548","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/equity-full-participation-for-individuals-with-severe-disabilities-a-vision-for-the-future-9781598572704","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}