Meeting Families Where They Are

Building Equity Through Advocacy with Diverse Schools and Communities

Beth Harry author Lydia Ocasio-Stoutenburg author Alfredo J Artiles editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Teachers' College Press

Published:10th Apr '20

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Meeting Families Where They Are cover

This book presents an in-depth discussion of how human disability and parental advocacy have been constructed in American society, including recommendations for a more authentically inclusive vision of parental advocacy. The authors provide a cultural–historical view of the conflation of racism, classism, and ableism that have left a deeply entrenched stigma-one that positions children with disabilities and children of color as less valuable than others. To redress these inequities, the authors offer a working model of co-constructed advocacy designed to benefit all families. Because advocacy is not a "one size fits all" endeavor, the authors propose meeting families where they are and learning their strengths and needs, while preparing and repositioning families to empower themselves.

Book Features:

  • Takes a cultural–historical view that explores the reasons why individuals with disabilities are so stigmatized.
  • Shows how the intersection of different stigmatized identity markers, such as poverty, race, and language, have been woven into negative interpretations of "difference."
  • Celebrates the history of parent advocacy in the United States since World War II.
  • Examines how social and racial privilege have dictated which parent voices are heard.
  • Proposes collaborative approaches that can produce more authentic and more representative advocacy.
  • Explores the motivations and purposes that drive parent advocacy.

ISBN: 9780807763858

Dimensions: 231mm x 157mm x 15mm

Weight: 398g

192 pages