Welcome to Family Web 2.0!
Community Options’ Family Web is a network where parents can come together to support one another by sharing information, experiences, and knowledge. Although these parents are located all across the country, the interweaving of their ideas and experience makes our family web strong.
Family Web offers parents tangible resources on the topics of education, inclusion, and advocacy that are rated by parents who have reviewed them together in family group meetings. These resources are not just links to other websites, but are downloadable/printable materials that are both usable and accessible. These “Consumer Reports” allow parents to save time and energy in researching the best and most appropriate resources for their son or daughter with a disability. Family Web also provides support in the form of videos and real life testimonials.
ad·vo·ca·cy
-noun
the act of pleading for, supporting, or recommending; active espousal: He was known for his advocacy of states’ rights.
Advocacy relates to all topics parents of children with disabilities encounter. It is crucial to first understand both the federal and state laws that govern the rights of children with disabilities in order to petition on behalf of these children.
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in·clu·sion
-noun
1. the idea that all people should freely, openly and without pity accommodate any person without restrictions or limitations of any kind
2. the idea of full acceptance by other community residents, as well as access to all community resources, and the opportunity to participate in all aspects of community life.
Every individual has the right to be treated equally and given the same opportunities in society, including equal access to education. Every person has the right to live in the community and become a productive member of society. Inclusion promotes the dignity of every person, equal treatment under the law, and the right of the individual to autonomy and independence.
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ed·u·ca·tion
-noun
1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.
2. the act or process of imparting or acquiring particular knowledge or skills, as for a profession.
3. the result produced by instruction, training, or study
Education empowers all persons by providing the knowledge of our rights, and the tools and resources necessary to gain meaningful employment. It is the maximizing of one’s potential in order to best utilize one’s skills. Everyone, regardless of type or severity of disability, is entitled to a free and appropriate education in the United States.
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