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Laura Abrahams

Capacity Development Coordinator, Resourcing Inclusive Communities

Driving change: A roadmap for achieving inclusive education in Australia

The Australian Coalition for Inclusive Education (ACIE), of which Family Advocacy is a core member, has released ‘Driving change: A roadmap for achieving inclusive education in Australia’

Supported Employment Services

An information paper - one of a series - which clarifies and explains that class of services defined in the Disability Services Act as Supported Employment Services.

The Home School: Why students with severe intellectual disabilities must attend the schools of their brothers, sisters, friends and neighbours

While this article does not attempt to discuss the pros and cons of special classroom education versus regular classroom education, it focuses on the move from segregated special schools and clustered schools (where more than a natural proportion of children with disabilities are placed) to regular schools.

Two approaches to seeing people with disabilities

This study tests the theory that attitudes towards people with disabilities can be divided into two types: attitudes at a societal level and attitudes at a personal level. The implications suggest that it would be fruitful to improve attitudes at a societal level through media campaigns.

Living proof of what love can do: A father's story

People and the media have often portrayed people who have disabilities as "dangerous" and say that they should not live in the community. This newspaper story tells how one family was affected by this.

The Professional Problem

In this paper, John McKnight (who was the founder of the Centre for Urban Affairs and Policy Research at Northwestern University, Illinois) argues that there are now signs that "client populations" are beginning to wonder whether they are really the problem or is the problem now really the "professional problem"?...

The killing thought in the eugenic era and today: A commentary on Hollander's essay

This paper was written as a response to "Euthanasia and Mental Retardation: Suggesting the Unthinkable" by Russell Hollander (File Number 10345) and should be read in conjunction with File numbers 10347 and 10348.

A Balanced Multi-Component Advocacy/Protection Schema

This is a very important document in the history of the advocacy movement, and one with continuing relevance, written by one of its key leaders. It challenges assumption and is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding the essence of advocacy.

Guardianship guidance: helping people who can't decide

This news article looks at the pros and cons of the Guardianship Board. It explains why the Board was put in place and how it works. The article describes both success stories and where there are areas of concern. Keyword: Legal

Ordinary Lives