DIS 499/599: Overview: Module 1: Topic 3: Reading
Week 4: 2/4 - 2/10
Objectives:
* To build awareness of the history of devaluing and blame for families with members with disabilities in America
* To identify areas of actual and potential control for families and individuals in services
* To create awareness of factors that limit and enhance control
* To evaluate the responsiveness of services to family and individual choice
To complete this assignment successfully, you should:
1. Read each of the 3 articles.
2. Your written response will be posted in the Virtual Conference Center (VCC). Refer to the directions for the VCC Activity.
These articles are available under my name (Raabe) at the NAU Cline Library Electronic Reserve website. (You should be able to just click on the titles of these articles and go directly to the documents.)
Wehmeyer, M. and M. Schwartz. The
relationship between self-determination and quality of life for adults with
mental retardation,, Education and training in Mental retardation and
developmental disabilities, 33(1) 1998, pgs. 3-12.
Dempsey, I., and P. Foreman Toward
a clarification of empowerment as an outcome of disability service provision, International Journal of Disability, development and education,
vol. 44(4) 1997, pgs. 287-303.
Pederson, Essie. Including
self-advocates in community leadership, Disability solutions. vol. 2 n4
Nov/Dec 1997.
Once you have completed this activity you should:
Go on to Web Activity
or
Go back to Topic 3
Email
the instructor: Becky.Raabe@nau.edu.
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