{"product_id":"meeting-families-where-they-are","title":"Meeting Families Where They Are","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Harry and Ocasio-Stoutenburg combine academic expertise with personal experience as parents of children with disabilities in this informative and emotionally driven work.” —CHOICE\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e“A remarkable account of the legacy of advocacy among parents of children with disabilities in the U.S.” —Teachers College Record\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book presents \u003cstrong\u003ean in-depth discussion of how human disability and parental advocacy have been constructed in American society\u003c\/strong\u003e, including recommendations for a more authentically inclusive vision of parental advocacy. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe authors provide a cultural–historical view of the conflation of racism, classism, and ableism that has 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 \u003cstrong\u003e a working model of co-constructed advocacy designed to benefit all families\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTakes a cultural–historical view that explores the reasons why individuals with disabilities are so stigmatized. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShows how the intersection of different stigmatized identity markers, such as poverty, race, and language, have been woven into negative interpretations of “difference.”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCelebrates the history of parent advocacy in the United States since World War II. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Examines how social and racial privilege have dictated which parent voices are heard. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProposes collaborative approaches that can produce more authentic and more representative advocacy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplores the motivations and purposes that drive parent advocacy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Teachers' College Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":54611543523672,"sku":"9780807763841","price":39.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/meeting-families-where-they-are","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}