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Kliewer, Christopher – 1998
This book draws on findings from a 2-year study that followed ten children with Down syndrome (ages 3-10) across 13 classrooms and accounts of high-school aged students with Down syndrome, in order to provide a detailed picture of schooling, Down syndrome, and disability. Chapter 1 provides an overview of the contrasting cultural images of…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Citizenship, Disability Discrimination, Downs Syndrome
Direct linkHehir, Thomas – Harvard Education Press, 2005
A comprehensive study that is also practical and realistic, "New Directions in Special Education" outlines principles for decision-making about special education at every level--from the family to the classroom, school, and district--and for state and federal policy. With this volume, leading scholar and disability advocate Thomas Hehir…
Descriptors: Special Education, Disabilities, Social Bias, Disability Discrimination
Hotchkiss, Julie L. – 2003
This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the recent labor market experience of American workers with disabilities and an assessment of the impact the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has had on that experience. Since one intention of the ADA is to break down barriers to employment for the disabled, the analyses focus on labor demand…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Disabilities, Disability Discrimination, Employer Employee Relationship
