Disabled World
Creator: Kathleen M. Cleaver
Revealed: 2025/02/03
Publication Sort: Literature / Evaluation
Subject: Incapacity Publications – Publications Checklist
Web page Content material: Synopsis Introduction Foremost
Synopsis: Advocating for inclusive, lifelong incapacity help, Kaelynn Partlow’s ‘Life on the Bridge’ underscores the pressing want for equitable applications throughout all autism and incapacity spectrums, difficult systemic neglect of extreme instances.
Introduction
What About Us?
I not too long ago learn the ebook, Life on the Bridge, by Kaelynn Partlow. Kaelynn, identified with autism on the age of ten, writes about her experiences of rising up with autism and her work as a therapist for youngsters and adults with autism. One paragraph in her ebook hits onerous in my experiences as a mom, instructor and sibling dwelling on this planet of incapacity.
Foremost Merchandise
“Autism is a very broad spectrum with many variances, many charges of progress, many differing wants. Many years in the past, a standard false impression was that every one autism was a matter of being extraordinarily affected, unable to speak, typically institutionalized… and onward the stereotypes would go. Nevertheless, in our trendy autism neighborhood, essentially the most susceptible now have the least illustration.” – Kaelynn Partlow.
Continued…
Kaelynn’s assertion about autism rings true for all disabilities. We’re reframing our training practices to accommodate Neurodiverse college students who present progress in a tutorial setting whereas disparaging the particular lessons and applications for youngsters with extreme disabilities. Faculties are opening studying help applications for college kids with gentle to average disabilities whereas the extra extreme college students face the top to most of their providers as soon as they age out of the college program and lengthy ready lists for admission to a high quality grownup day program as a result of lack of funding. It’s time that we’ve a continuum of top quality applications for youngsters and adults nor matter the severity of their incapacity!
Creator Credentials:
Kathleen M. Cleaver holds a Bachelor’s diploma in elementary training and the training of youngsters whose main incapacity is a visible impairment (TVI). Throughout her thirty-year profession as a instructor, Kathleen obtained the Penn-Del AER Elinor Lengthy Award and the AER Membership Award for her service and contributions to the training of youngsters with visible impairments. She additionally obtained the Elizabeth Nolan O’Donnell Achievement Award for years of devoted service to St. Lucy Day Faculty for Kids with Visible Impairments. Discover Kathleen’s full biography for complete insights into her background, experience, and accomplishments.
• Life on the Bridge: What About Us? – Advocating for inclusive, lifelong incapacity help, Kaelynn Partlow’s ‘Life on the Bridge’ underscores the pressing want for equitable applications throughout all autism and incapacity spectrums, difficult systemic neglect of extreme instances.
Data and Web page References
Disabled World (DW) is a complete on-line useful resource that gives data and information associated to disabilities, assistive applied sciences, and accessibility points. Based in 2004 our web site covers a variety of subjects, together with incapacity rights, healthcare, training, employment, and unbiased dwelling, with the objective of supporting the incapacity neighborhood and their households.
Cite This Web page (APA): Cleaver, Okay. M. (2025, February 3). Life on the Bridge: What About Us?. Disabled World (DW). Retrieved February 4, 2025 from www.disabled-world.com/incapacity/publications/what-about-us.php
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