ERIC Number: ED453629
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1991
Pages: 6
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Parents Speak Out.
Westphal, Sheila
Early Childhood Bulletin, Win-Spr 1991
This issue of the "Early Childhood Bulletin" highlights some of the major concerns raised by parents during the second national meeting of parent members of state Interagency Coordinating Councils (ICCs) for early intervention, which was held in conjunction with the Partnerships for Progress Conference IV in Crystal City, Arlington, VA, in July 1990. The most pressing concerns parents raised were in the areas of family support, funding for PL 99-457, networking, legislative issues, and parent/professional collaboration. Each of these concerns is described and the recommendations that were generated during the conference are then presented. Parents' reaffirmation of family-centered community-based programs was a central, recurrent theme throughout the conference. Parents presented their vision of being equal partners with the other planners of PL 99-457 and of receiving support for themselves and their families where they live, where they work, and where they play. (SG)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Agency Role, Communications, Coordination, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention, Educational Legislation, Evaluation Methods, Family Programs, Federal Legislation, Financial Support, Parent Empowerment, Parent Participation, Preschool Education, Public Policy
National Early Childhood Technical Assistance System (NECTAS), 137 E. Franklin St., Suite 500, Chapel Hill, NC 27514-3628. Tel: 919-962-8426; Tel: 877-574-3194 (TDD); Fax: 919-966-7463; e-mail: nectas@unc.edu; Web site: http://www.nectas.unc.edu.
Publication Type: Collected Works - Serials
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Language: English
Sponsor: Special Education Programs (ED/OSERS), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: National Early Childhood Technical Assistance System, Chapel Hill, NC.
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part H
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