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Direct linkYuan, Susan; Brillhart, Lindsay; Lightfoot, Elizabeth – Exceptional Parent, 2012
While parents with disabilities may face big challenges, with appropriate supports, many can be great parents. Just like other parents, they do not have to be responsible for every part of childrearing all by themselves. All parents rely on supports to help raise their children, such as day care, carpools, schools, babysitting co-ops, or advice…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Child Rearing, Parents with Disabilities, Respite Care
Peer reviewedLightfoot, Elizabeth; Hill, Katharine; LaLiberte, Traci – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2010
Objectives: All 50 states and the District of Columbia have statutes outlining the grounds for terminating parental rights (TPR) in relation to child abuse and neglect. Although recent research has found that parents with disabilities are not more likely to maltreat their children than parents without disabilities ([Glaun and Brown, 1999] and…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Parent Rights, Child Abuse, Child Rearing
Download full textHaihambo, Cynthy; Lightfoot, Elizabeth – International Journal of Special Education, 2010
Namibia is a southern African country with national level policies promoting community inclusion and inclusive education. Despite these policies, people with disabilities are often excluded from schools and community life. This study explores the nuanced cultural beliefs about the causes of disability in Namibia, and the impacts of such beliefs on…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Disabilities, Parents with Disabilities, Foreign Countries
