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My Other Brother Daryl
An ironic look at special education from TASH Newsletter, December 1987. "A Case For Teaching Functional Skills". A well-written cautionary tale that teachers should read.
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Daughters With Disabilities
By: Renata Bursten, Dragonfly Staff
Are the issues really that different for boys and girls? The short answer may be: Yes.
While the issues of independence and self-determination obviously apply to sons with disabilities as well as to daughters, the degree to which daughters with a disability are encouraged to strive for an independent life may be critically less. The psychological and feminist literature inform us that these are issues of society in general, with important differences existing in how males and females are socialized, counseled, and educated. These differences have far-reaching implications for how males and females view themselves and what they achieve.
,Statistics tell us that females with disabilities are achieving less in terms of employment and socialization into the mainstream of life than men with disabilities, with the vast majority of women living in dependent and comparatively impoverished circumstances. Yet, there are many girls and women with disabilities who flourish and succeed. What are the reasons for their success, when others do not succeed?
,This article helps parents and professionals foster self-confidence, aspirations to employment, and independence in young women with disabilities.
Daughters with disabilities
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Assentive Communication Introduction
Clock Communicators are "Low-Tech" augmentative communication devices, meaning you don't need a computer or software to make them work. They are an excellent way to introduce communication and making choices to new switch-users. When starting to work with your child, try taking pictures of the real choices that you want your child to indicate. It also helps to start with pictures and real objects presented. i.e.. Glass of milk on one side, OR banana on the other. Work up from two choices to as many as twelve. Try: pictures of bed, bath, outside, toys, video, food, drink, family members etc.