(1992). Disability and Legislation: The Relationship between Changing Policy and Changing Practices. Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, v18 n2 p65-73. Australian laws and regulations such as the Disability Services Act reflect the importance of ensuring that persons with disabilities receive appropriate services. A tension exists, however, between policy formulation and service provision, which is influenced by disagreements on government's role in service funding, lobby groups, and the tendency to move disability services into generic services. (JDD)…
(1999). Multiculturalism or Multibodism: On the Impossible Intersections of Race and Gender in the American White Feminist and Black Nationalist Discourses. Western Journal of Black Studies, v23 n3 p182-89 Fall. Examines the discounting of African American women in both feminist and black nationalist discourses, despite the civil rights and women's movements of the 1960s and the rhetoric of multiculturalism and identity politics that developed following these movements. Accounts for the marginalization of African American women in race and gender discourses. Discusses the effect of the concept that biology is destiny. (SM)…
(1996). Consumer Self Advocacy: A Training Program for Individuals with Disabilities and Their Families. Facilitator Manual. Revised [and] Participant Manual. This training package, including both a facilitator manual and a participant manual, presents information in four modules to teach self-advocacy skills to Guam individuals with disabilities and their families. Module 1 provides information on the definition of advocacy and self-advocacy, cultural influences that affect advocacy in Guam, and the needs of individuals with disabilities. Module 2 discusses legal rights and entitlements for consumers with disabilities. Module 3 describes expectations and goals for services for persons with disabilities, including information on service providers and support services. Module 3 also covers values that promote/support appropriate services and natural supports to self-advocacy. Module 4 explains methods of advocacy and effective strategies, including information on building self-confidence, developing problem-solving skills, developing effective communication and interpersonal relationships, and using the legal system to solve problems…. [PDF]
(1964). GUIDELINES FOR MUNICIPAL HUMAN RELATIONS COMMITTEES–A MEMORANDUM TO MUNICIPALITIES. GUIDELINES ARE PRESENTED, BASED ON THE EXPERIENCES OF SEVERAL COMMUNITIES, FOR COMMUNITIES SEEKING TO ESTABLISH OFFICIAL HUMAN RELATIONS COMMITTEES. MANY HAVE FORMED BIRACIAL COMMITTEES BECAUSE THEY FACED A CRISIS IN HUMAN RELATIONS. NORTHERN COMMUNITIES HAVE GONE FAR BEYOND THE SIMPLE COMMITTEE STRUCTURE AND HAVE CREATED COMMISSIONS WITH ENFORCEMENT POWERS AND MULTIPLE JURISDICTIONS–COMMISSIONS STAFFED WITH PROFESSIONALS IN THE INTERGROUP RELATIONS FIELD. THERE IS OVERWHELMING EVIDENCE THAT CERTAIN FEATURES ARE VITAL TO THE SUCCESS OF ANY COMMITTEE OR COMMISSION ON HUMAN RELATIONS. IT MUST BE CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD THAT THE PURPOSE OF SUCH AN OFFICIAL BODY IS TO ACT AS AN INSTRUMENT OF ORDERLY CHANGE WITH THE GOAL OF ACHIEVING EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL. AGENCIES CREATED BY ORDINANCE, GIVEN ENFORCEMENT POWERS, AND STAFFED BY PROFESSIONALS ARE THE MOST EFFECTIVE. ANY COMMITTEE CREATED SHOULD HAVE A PERMANENT BASIS, AND THERE SHOULD BE PROVISION FOR CONTINUITY OF MEMBERSHIP. MEMBERSHIP…
(1971). Declaration of Barbados. Anthropologists participating in the Symposium on Inter-Ethnic Conflict in South America (Barbados, January 1971) analyzed formal reports of tribal situations in several Latin American countries and determined that Indians of America remain dominated by a colonial situation which originated with the conquest and which still persists today. As a consequence, the several States, the religious missions, and social scientists (particularly anthropologists) must assume responsibility for immediate action to halt this aggression and contribute significantly to the process of Indian liberation. Recommendations for State responsibility include guaranteeing the right to remain Indian and recognizing that Indian groups possess rights prior to those of other national constituencies. The responsibility of the religious missions includes overcoming the intrinsic Herodianism of the evangelical process, and assuming a position of true respect for Indian culture. Anthropology must stop its previous…
(1977). Some Legal, Moral and Intellectual Rights of Children. Educational Theory, 27, 3, 169-78, Sum 77. In asserting and protecting the legal, moral and intellectual rights of children, a society reinforces and maintains those same rights for all of its citizens. (JD)…
(1976). Freedom and Education: The Philosophy of Summerhill. Educational Theory, 26, 2, 188-213, Spr 76. The concept of freedom in A. S. Neill's philosophy of education is examined for what it is and what it is not, and is compared with various alternative educational philosophies. (GW)…
(1991). The Use of Demographic Data in Voting Rights Litigation. Evaluation Review, v15 n6 p729-45 Dec. Issues demographic experts face concerning voting rights litigation are considered, using examples from Garza v County of Los Angeles (California) (1990). Errors and the age of census figures when released mean that court decisions about appropriate population bases and thresholds will continue to vary from one location to another. (SLD)…
(1991). Rejoinder. Evaluation Review, v15 n6 p800-16 Dec. Advocates of the use of ecological regression as an indicator of ethnic voting behavior have not demonstrated its validity. The neighborhood model, which assumes that within each precinct Hispanic Americans and non-Hispanic Americans vote alike, is supported as a better way to draw conclusions about voting behavior. (SLD)…
(1969). A National Service Proposal. Phi Delta Kappan, 51, 1, 29-31, 69 Sep. A shortened version of a commencement address delivered at Saint Louis University, May 31, 1969…
(1982). The History of Children's Psychological Rights. Viewpoints in Teaching and Learning, v58 n1 p1-15 Win. An historical perspective on the development of interest in children's psychological rights is presented. Changing concepts of childhood, children's rights movements, and declarations of children's rights, as proposed by the United Nations, the 1970 White House Conference on Children, and the International School Psychology Committee, are discussed. (Author/PP)…
(1994). The Functional Implications of Afrocentrism. Western Journal of Black Studies, v18 n4 p185-94 Win. Examines the present state of the African American community in the United States. Discusses both the symbolic and literal concept of "Back to Africa," arguing that the cultural vitality of Afrocentricity and the African diaspora will profit from symbolic Pan-African linkages, linkages that can rejuvenate the cultural life of the African diaspora. (GR)…
(1993). Pocket Guide to Federal Help for Individuals with Disabilities. This publication contains information on government-wide benefits and services for which individuals with disabilities may be eligible. Information is organized into sections on programs for specific disability groups, vocational rehabilitation, education, employment, financial assistance, medical assistance, civil rights, housing, tax benefits, and transportation. Contact information is provided for governmental offices involved in service provision. A separate section describes the Americans with Disabilities Act and key offices to contact regarding its requirements in the areas of employment, public services, public accommodations, and telecommunications. (PB)… [PDF]
(1978). Human Relations in School Settings. One of 52 theoretical papers on school crime and its relation to poverty, this chapter discusses experiences in the Human Relations Program at the University of Minnesota. The program has developed from one that offers undergraduate and graduate courses in human relations to one that also responds to requests from community agencies other than the schools for service, consultation, and evaluation. The broad range of concerns in the program includes examination of discrimination in laws, traditions, and practices of institutional racism, and how discriminatory attitudes affect both victims and members of the dominant group. The concern in this paper is focused on the attitudes and biases of teachers and how they influence current practices in the classroom and elsewhere in the school. (Author/MLF)…
(1976). A Quick Quiz on School Quality. Journal of Educational Communication, 1, 4, 9-11, Jan-Feb 76. Extracts of a quiz that can uncover major strengths or weaknesses of a school. (Available from Educational Communication Center, P.O. Box 657, Camp Hill, PA 17011; $12.00, annually.) (Author/MLF)…