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DISABILITY YOUTH LEADERS WANT TO CONTROL OWN DESTINY
November 30, 2000
EDITOR'S NOTE: Special Education News presents the third in a series of articles by guest columnist Jill Allen. A recent graduate of Hamilton College in New York, Allen has published articles on how parents handle their children's transitions to college life and on the challenges of establishing a personal care assistant network. She graduated from Hamilton in May with a degree in English Literature and currently works as a paraprofessional in Vermont.
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In the Gettysburg address, President Abraham Lincoln expressed the hope that government "of the people, by the people, and for the people" would continue to flourish in America. Since that time, the principles of self-governance have thrived in the youth-controlled arms of many social movements. Yet one social cause, the disability rights movement, is still trying to found a youth-run faction. While we've made progress in this direction, the establishment of a powerful self-governing network of disabled youth organizations is critical, because it would allow handicapped young people to set a course for their future.
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October 31, 2000 |
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October 8, 2000 |
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September 25, 2000 |
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July 11, 2000 |
YOUTH LEADERS VOW TO CONTINUE TRANSITION EFFORT
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June 24, 2000 |
RILEY: HIGH SCHOOL TRANSITION PLANS NOT MAKING THE GRADE
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June 24, 2000 |
DISABILITY CROWD PRESENTS FEDERAL AGENCIES LAUNDRY LIST OF TRANSITION NEEDS
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June 24, 2000 |
TAKING CHARGE OF SPECIAL NEEDS: RECENT COLLEGE GRAD SHARES WISDOM OF EXPERIENCE
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July 16, 2000 |
DEPT. OF EDUCATION: INCLUSION ENHANCES SCHOOL-TO-WORK EFFORTS
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April 11, 2000 |
MARRIOTT SPOTLIGHTS ATLANTA SCHOOL-TO-WORK EFFORTS |
October 22, 1999 |
STATE SCHOOLS ARE SPECIAL ED STUDENTS' TOP CHOICE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
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August 16, 1999 |
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