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ERIC Number: EJ662748
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-6434
Working with Asian American Families Whose Children Have Augmentative and Alternative Communication Needs.
Parette, Phil; Huer, Mary Blake
Journal of Special Education Technology, v17 n4 p5-13 Fall 2002
Contrasting Euro-American and Asian values are examined with particular emphasis on differences exhibited by these families with regard to perspectives on disability, health care, family life, and education/intervention; communication styles; and reactions to augmentative and alternative communication needs. Specific suggestions for practitioners working with Asian Americans are provided. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Life, Family Relationship, Moral Values, Parent School Relationship
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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