I discovered that I had mistaken paths for some of the documents in the “Documents” section of EBD Blog, and I’ve corrected them. So, if you’re interested in the contents of the data base on placement literature, those PDFs can now be downloaded correctly. Sorry for the problems.
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For those who are interested in the placements many students with EBD experience, I have published a resource that might be of value. About 15 years ago, a group of us (Jim Kauffman, Kerri Martin, Betty Hallenbeck, and I) were interested in why students with EBD were unusually likely to be placed in more restrictive settings. To aid in that understanding we systematically gathered and assembled a data base of literature on placements of students with EBD.
I’ve put a copy of PDFs of that database in the documents section. This is the first time it has been published. It’s actually pretty dull stuff, but it might help start someone down the path of re-examining that literature in a more thorough and up-to-date review. To find the document, please follow the link to “documents” in the menu under the banner.
Sphere: Related ContentI’m pleased to add a link to the Web Resources section of EBD Blog that points to the Web site for Mental Disability Rights International (MDRI). MDRI is devoted to ensuring that people with disabilities can participate in society, regardless of the country in which they live. Among other things, MDRI has influenced laws and governmental agencies to promote the human rights of individuals with disabilities.
MDRI documents conditions, publishes reports on human rights enforcement, and promotes international oversight of the rights of people with mental disabilities. Drawing on the skills and experience of attorneys, mental health professionals, human rights advocates, people with mental disabilities and their family members, MDRI trains and supports advocates seeking legal and service system reform and assists governments to develop laws and policies to promote community integration and human rights enforcement for people with mental disabilities. The organization is forging new alliances throughout the world to challenge the discrimination and abuse faced by people with mental disabilities, as well as working with locally based advocates to create new advocacy projects and to promote citizen participation and human rights for children and adults.
Individuals with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders should enjoy the same basic human rights as anyone else. From this perspective, it is easy to see why EBD Blog endorses the efforts of MDRI. To save readers the need to locate the link in the side bar, here’s a jump to MDRI’s home page.
Sphere: Related ContentIt’s true. I must update the look of the blog. Changes in the underlying software that controls the general system (killer good WordPress) and the related software (as of this writing, I’m still using the wonderful K2 theme) that controls the look of the site (layout, colors, etc.) made some of my settings fail even worse than they were failing before I updated the software. I’m working on it, honest. Now that I have a little more air in my calendar, that’ll get easier.
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As a search of EBD Blog would reveal, I don’t usually complete memes. Julie Lorenzen of Austism-Blog tagged me with one, though. I’m following through here.
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As some loyal readers (if there are any) know, today is Jim Kauffman’s birthday. Because he retired, I don’t see him as often as I once did. I miss the frequent chuckles over absurd events and the chances to talk seriously about topics that really matter.
Anyway, happy birthday, buddy!
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