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Beyond Broken Promises: Reflections on Eliminating Barriers to the Success of Minority Youth with Disabilities.
Simon, Marlene – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), 2001
This article discusses the discrimination faced by minority youth with disabilities. Federal legislation promoting equality of opportunity for all students is reviewed and the lack of true educational equality is lamented. The article emphasizes the need to prepare minority youth with disabilities as they transition into adults. (Contains…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Disabilities, Educational Discrimination, Educational Legislation