Distinguishing disability : parents, privilege, and special education
(Book - Regular Print)
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Published
Chicago ; University of Chicago Press, 2009.
Physical Desc
x, 203 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Status
Prescott College - CIRCCOLL - Circulating Collection
LC4031.O54 2009
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LC4031.O54 2009
1 available
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Published
Chicago ; University of Chicago Press, 2009.
Format
Book - Regular Print
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-195) and index.
Description
Students in special education programs can have widely divergent experiences. For some, special education amounts to a dumping ground where schools unload their problem students, while for others, it provides access to services and accommodations that drastically improve chances of succeeding in school and beyond. This work argues that this inequity in treatment is directly linked to the disparity in resources possessed by the students' parents. Since the mid-1970s, federal law has empowered parents of public school children to intervene in virtually every aspect of the decision making involved in special education. However, the author reveals that this power is generally available only to those parents with the money, educational background, and confidence needed to make effective claims about their children's disabilities and related needs. He documents this class divide by examining a wealth of evidence, including historic rates of learning disability diagnosis, court decisions, and advice literature for parents of disabled children. In an era of expanding special education enrollment, this book is a timely analysis of the way this expansion has created new kinds of inequality.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Ong-Dean, C. (2009). Distinguishing disability: parents, privilege, and special education . University of Chicago Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ong-Dean, Colin. 2009. Distinguishing Disability: Parents, Privilege, and Special Education. University of Chicago Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ong-Dean, Colin. Distinguishing Disability: Parents, Privilege, and Special Education University of Chicago Press, 2009.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ong-Dean, Colin. Distinguishing Disability: Parents, Privilege, and Special Education University of Chicago Press, 2009.
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