{"product_id":"meeting-families-where-they-are-building-equity-through-advocacy-with-diverse-schools-and-communities-9780807763841","title":"Meeting Families Where They Are: Building Equity Through Advocacy with Diverse Schools and Communities","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Beth Harry | Lydia Ocasio-Stoutenburg | Alfredo J. Artiles\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Teachers College Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Teachers College Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Special Education - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\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\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"A remarkable account of the legacy of advocacy among parents of children with disabilities in the U.S.\" --Teachers College Record\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book presents \u003cb\u003ean in-depth discussion of how human disability and parental advocacy have been constructed in American society\u003c\/b\u003e, including recommendations for a more authentically inclusive vision of parental advocacy. \u003c\/p\u003e\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 \u003cb\u003e a working model of co-constructed advocacy designed to benefit all families\u003c\/b\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\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook Features: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46418895929495,"sku":"9780807763841","price":3595.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780807763841.webp?v=1769072514","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/meeting-families-where-they-are-building-equity-through-advocacy-with-diverse-schools-and-communities-9780807763841","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}