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Framing the Future

2014; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 36; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1177/0741932514551281

1538-4756

Michael L. Wehmeyer,

Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders

There is an established and still-growing evidence base that promoting self-determination has positive school and post-school benefits for students with disabilities, and yet efforts to do so remain sporadic, at best. This article examines the evidence that promoting self-determination is critically important for students with disabilities, explores reasons such efforts are not wide-spread, and provides recommendations to remedy this situation.