Advocacy
Articles, Links, & Recommended Reading
Topics:
- Inclusive Education
- Abusive Therapeutic Practices
- Abuse and Disability
- Euthanasia And Physician Assisted Suicide
- The Murder of Tracy Latimer
- Wrongful Incarceration
- Facilitated Communication
- Sociology of Disability
- Disability & Sexuality
- Family Issues & Disability
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Rationale
- (1983) Kunc, N. Integration: Being Realistic Isn't Realistic
- (1992) Kunc, N. The Need to Belong: Rediscovering Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs.
- (1994) Van der Klift, E. & Kunc, N. Hell-Bent on Helping: Benevolence, Friendship, and the Politics of Help
Recommended Readings
Curriculum Adaptation
Recommended Readings
Behaviour
Recommended Readings
Links to Related Websites - Inclusive Education Resources - University of Alberta (J.P.Das Centre)
- Kidstogether
- Inclusion Press Home Page
- Family Village
- Inclusive Education (Renaissance Group)
- Ontario Coalition for Inclusive Education - Resource Documents
- Inclusive Education (Canadian Assassination for Community Living)
- Centre for Studies on Inclusive Education (UK)
IDEA
IDEA Resources - Rights to Regular Education
- Individual's with Disabilities Education Act
Inclusive Education Practices
- IEP Resources
- Kathie Nunlie - Help4Teachers
University Centers on Disability - Association of University Centers on Disabilities
- The Institute for Community Inclusion - University of Minnesota
- Center on Disability and Community Inclusion - University of Vermont
- Institute on Disability - University of New Hampshire
- Institute on Disabilities - Temple University
- Center for Disabilities and Development - University of Iowa
ABUSIVE THERAPEUTIC PRACTICES
Abuse - Behaviour Modification & Aversive Therapy
In the earlier part of this century we believed that the new Behavioral Sciences, with a cunning scheme of rewards and punishments, would remove difficult behaviors effortlessly. I think that dream is dead. I hope so. I hope that we have come to a point in our history where we have started to recognize that: the end point of pure thought is probably death; that we are not going to think our way out of these problems; and that we require a new respect for the irrational, the intuitive, and the felt. We are discovering that we need people who step out of the mold of what we created..to remind us who we are and who we need to be for one and other.
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Herb Lovett 1950-1995
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Judge Rotenberg Center(JRC) - Findings of State Review of Judge Rotenberg Educational Center
- New York Education Officials Ban Shock Therapy- June 2006
- Parents of kids at the JRC sued to be allowed to have their kids tortured, and WIN! - Sept 2006
- JRC admits their psychologists were not licensed psychologists - October 2006
- "Inclusion Daily Express" articles on JRC
- Aversives (Article about aversives used at JRC) - P.Cobb
- Judge Rotenberg Center Help Wanted Ad - (Blog Article from "Autistic Bitch From Hell")
- Who to contact to voice your objections about JRC (scroll down on linked page)
- Believe it or Not - Parents of JRC students and JRC staff defend JRC's practices..
In Memoriam - Linda Cornelison
Restraint and Abuse - Hartford "Courant" series of articles on Restraint and Abuse
- Incidents Of Restraint And Alleged Abuse At Bancroft And Similar NJ Programs
- Autistic boy dies while being restrained by attendants
- For more information, go to CIBRA (Children Injured by Restraint and Aversives)
Recommended Reading
Abuse - Rehabilitation: - Giangreco, M. (1995) "The Stairs Don't Go Anywhere!" A Self-Advocate's Reflections on Specialized Services and Their Impact on People with Disabilities
- Davis Creal, L. (1999) The "Disability of Thinking" The "Disabled" Body.
ABUSE, VIOLENCE, AND DISABILITY: Articles: - The Risk of Physical and Sexual Assault- DisAbled Women's Network (DAWN)
- Overview Of Abuse Of People With Developmental Disabilities - K. Black Wisseman
- Beyond Abuse: Treatment Approaches for People With Disabilities - V. Focht-New
- "You're My Pretty Bird in a Cage": Disability, Domestic Violence, and Survival - K. Black Wisseman
- Faces of Violence Against Women with Developmental Disabilities - .D. Sobsey
- Violence Against Women with Disabilities: Policy Implications - J. Whatley
- Breaking the Power of Discrimination - E. Emanuel
- Making Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Services Accessible - Sheryl Robinson Civjan
- Serving Women with Developmental Disabilities: Strategies for the Justice System - M. Dubin
- More Common Than We Think: Recognizing and Responding to Signs of Violence - L. Ann Davis
- Understanding Caregiver Abuse as Domestic Violence: Systemic Change in Wisconsin - H. Mandeville
- Promoting Violence-Free Relationships: Disability Services ASAP - W. Abramson
- Supporting Deaf Women in Seattle: Abused Deaf Women’s Advocacy Services - M. Smith
- Power and Control Wheel: A Tool for Recognizing Abusive Behavior
- Violence and Abuse in the Lives of People with Disabilities - G Wolbring
- Voices Ignored: A Training CD on Sexual Assault of Persons with Developmental Disabilities
Other Resources:
- Child Abuse & Disability: Materials List
- International Coalition on Abuse and Disability - Listserve Archive
- J. P. Das Developmental Disabilities Centre
- Abuse and Disability - Gregor Wolbring
- Personal Safety Awareness Center
- Center for Research on Women with Disabilities
- The DRM WebWatcher: Abuse of People with Disabilities
- People with an Intellectual Disability and the Criminal Justice System: Bibliography
Articles
Training Resources:
Links to Related Web sites
EUTHANASIA AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTED SUICIDE
The Murder of Tracy Latimer
Tracy Latimer was a 12 year old girl with cerebral palsy who lived with her family on a farm near Wilkie, Saskatchewan. On Oct 24, 1993, Tracy's father, Robert Latimer, decided that Tracy's life wasn't worth living. He placed Tracy in the cab of his truck and fed carbon monoxide into the cab. Initially he claimed that Tracy died in her sleep but later confessed that he killed her for merciful reasons. Over the last 8 years of court proceedings, there has been a huge debate in the Canadian Public whether Robert Latimer should serve a jail sentence for murdering his daughter.
- Brief Overview and Case Chronology of Latimer Case
- Supreme Court of Canada's Judgment on Robert Latimer's Appeal
Articles on Euthanasia and Physician Assisted Suicide
Articles from Mouth Magazine "The Voice of Disability Rights"
This is a selection of articles, also courtesy of Mouth Magazine that deal with medical discrimination, euthanasia and other threats to our existence. You can subscribe to Mouth lf you want to read more of what Mouth has to say about important issues affecting disabled people's civil rights.
Recommended Readings on Euthanasia and Disability
Links to Related Web sites
In Memoriam
Articles
Richard Lapointe
Joe Arridy
Jerome Bowden
Johnny Lee Wilson
Intellectual Disability And The Criminal Justice System
Societal Values & Attitudes
Articles
Recommended Readings
Other Resources
Recommended Readings
Links to Related Web sites
FAMILY ISSUES & DISABILITY
Links to Related Web sites
Note: I could not find a national list Partners in Policymaking addresses. I therefore suggest you do an internet search for Partners in Policymaking with the name of your state. N.K.
Updated Dec. 2007