Violence and the changing universe of disabilities |
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| Authors: | Dr Gail Ruppert Houle |
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| Institution: | (1) Office of Special Education Programs, U. S. Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, SW, Switzer Building, Room 4613, 20202 Washington, D.C. |
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| Abstract: | The field of special education has primary responsibility for providing specialized services to young children with disabilities
in the schools. Increasingly, it is recognized that many disabilities identified among young children may be attributable
to environmental variables, such as violence, poverty, toxic materials exposure, and family dysfunction. Issues of violence
hold particular relevance for special education professionals. Recent studies report that young children with disabilities
are 1.7 times more likely to be victims of maltreatment than children without disabilities. For children with disabilities
living with the effects of violence, the infrastructure of special education as it is now developing may be the most promising
approach to individual and systems intervention. Comprehensive community-based initiatives are replacing fragmented practices.
The new collaborations can multiply the results of intervention or support programs beyond those attainable through any single
approach.
Views expressed in this article are solely those of the author and do not reflect policies of the U.S. Department of Education. |
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| Keywords: | disability violence early childhood |
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