Background Inclusionary ideals regarding the education of children with disabilities (CWD)
are articulated in various international human rights treaties and instruments such as the …

Background: Parental advocacy is a dynamic process that changes depending on the
circumstances and needs of the child and parent. Communication deficits related to an …

Children with severe and multiple disabilities (SMD) becoming out-of-school children
(OOSC) is a common issue in developing countries. Researchers have reported that the out …

Advocacy has long been important in the lives of individuals with intellectual and
developmental disabilities (IDD). In special education, parents are expected to advocate on …

Parent advocacy is often critical for families of individuals with disabilities. Prior research has
suggested that parent advocacy occurs across three levels: individual, peer, and systemic …

Background Special education advocacy trainings, such as the Volunteer Advocacy Project
(VAP), have the goal of training advocates who can eventually support families in accessing …

The objective of this study was to investigate family leadership in family centres for families
of children with disabilities in Israel amid the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID‐19) …

There are efforts being taken to provide students with disabilities access to education in a
dual context, namely, some days at inclusive schools and others at special schools …

Abstract The Individualized Education Program (IEP) is the central vehicle for school teams
and families to develop an individualized program of instruction for students with disabilities …

Parent involvement and assistive technology (AT) consideration in the special education
process are federally mandated but not operationally defined, measured, or explicitly taught …