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Download full textEdelman, Larry, Ed. – 2001
This guide provides parents of children with special needs information on opportunities to develop and apply leadership skills in Colorado. Introductory material considers the nature of parent leadership, the various roles of parent leaders, and ways to learn leadership skills. The next section describes specific parent leadership opportunities at…
Descriptors: Agencies, Child Advocacy, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Goldberg, Paula F.; And Others – 1983
The paper reports evaluation findings for 1982-83 of the PACER Center (Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights). Section I addresses PACER's parent training project incorporating five levels of activity: public information, general parent workshops, special workshops, advocacy training, and individual information and advocacy assistance.…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Attitude Change, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Disabilities
Goldberg, Paula F.; And Others – 1984
The report presents 1983-84 evaluative data on two projects sponsored by the PACER Center (the Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights): a statewide parent training program and a program designed to foster positive attitudes about handicapped persons. The parent training program is analyzed in terms of five levels of activity: public…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Attitude Change, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Disabilities
RESNA: Association for the Advancement of Rehabilitation Technology, Arlington, VA. – 2000
This brief paper summarizes proceedings of a May 2000 conference, Discovering Hidden Resources: Partners and Volunteers--Assistive Technology Reuse Programs, hosted by the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America. The conference focused on different approaches for involving corporate and private partners in…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Computers, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities
Goldberg, Paula F.; And Others – 1981
The report describes evaluation activities of Minnesota's PACER (Parent Advocacy Coalition for Education Rights) Center's "Parents Helping Parents" Program and the "COUNT ME IN" Project. Section 1 focuses on "Parents Helping Parents," a program to make parents more effective advocates for their children and to…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Attitude Change, Child Advocacy, Disabilities
Winget, Pat, Ed.; Kirk, Joyce, Ed. – 1991
This manual has been developed to assist local California education agencies, placing agencies, and providers in the implementation of the revised requirements for the appointment of surrogate parents for special education pupils, ages 0 through 21. Also included is an explanation of state and federal mandates for parent involvement, educational…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Child Advocacy, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities
Maine State Dept. of Education, Augusta. Div. of Special Education. – 1991
This manual on the Maine Surrogate Parent Program is designed for surrogate parents, social workers, and educational personnel. It defines relevant terms; outlines procedures for identification of students who require a surrogate parent; explains how surrogate parents are appointed and trained; lists the rights and responsibilities of the…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Child Welfare, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
