What key issues and challenges affect the lives of people with
severe disabilities todaya and what should tomorrowa s
professionals do to address them? Aligned with the core values and
agenda of TASH, this visionary text prepares professionals to
strengthen supports and services for people with disabilities
across the lifespan. Readers will fully examine more than a dozen
critical topics in the lives of people with severe disabilities;
explore necessary reforms to policy and practice; and set clear
goals and priorities for improving early intervention, education,
health care, behavior supports, and social services. Whether used
as a textbook or a professional reference, this innovative volume
will help usher in a new era of services that support full
inclusion and quality of life for people with severe disabilities.
COVERS TODAYa S MOST CRITICAL TOPICS:
- Addressing inequities in our educational and social services
system
- Designing and delivering effective early intervention and
education
- Expanding and improving inclusive education
- Supporting families of children with severe disabilities
- Resolving challenges to person-centered planning and
self-determination
- Providing effective and respectful positive behavior
supports
- Improving access to the general curriculum
- Delivering effective literacy instruction to students with
severe disabilities
- Removing barriers to friendships and social relationships
- Supporting students with health care needs in general education
classrooms
- Promoting access to postsecondary education, employment, and
community life
- Providing appropriate medical and social services to elderly
individuals with severe disabilities
ONLINE COMPANION MATERIALS: This book comes with online PowerPoint
slides for faculty, ideal for complementing and enhancing lessons.
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