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Parents' Access To Information And Ability To Advocate For Their Young Children With Disabilities, Ellen W. Fisher
Parents' Access To Information And Ability To Advocate For Their Young Children With Disabilities, Ellen W. Fisher
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This study was motivated by the fact that there is an overrepresentation of children from minority backgrounds with disabilities in the United States school system (Artiles & Trent, 1994; Cartledge, 1999; Chinn & Hughes, 1987). In considering factors causing the inequality in the special education system, this study explored (a.) parents' access to information regarding the preschool special education system and (b.) how that access to information affects parents' ability to advocate on behalf of their young children with disabilities. Through twelve anonymous surveys and six interviews with parents, information was collected regarding who has and does not have access …