Preventing Abuse and Neglect in the Lives of Children with Disabilities
This book addresses the development of our understanding of abuse and neglect in the lives of children with disabilities. Disabilities in childhood uniquely dispose children for their abuse and neglect. Additionally, abuse and neglect dispose children for
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Preventing Abuse and Neglect in the Lives of Children with Disabilities
Preventing Abuse and Neglect in the Lives of Children with Disabilities
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E. Paula Crowley
Preventing Abuse and Neglect in the Lives of Children with Disabilities
E. Paula Crowley Department of Special Education Illinois State University Normal, IL, USA
ISBN 978-3-319-30440-3 ISBN 978-3-319-30442-7 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-30442-7
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To children with disabilities, their parents, families, neighbors, friends, and the professional personnel who care about them.
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Foreword
The world can be a dangerous place for children with and without disabilities. When we are aware and understood those dangers, we act to prevent potential injury. For example, we recognize the danger of car accidents, so we require children to be placed in appropriate car seats. We recognize the danger of drowning, so we establish nationwide programs to teach children how to swim as well as mark potentially unsafe places for swimmers. We recognize the danger of fires, so we establish fire prevention codes concerning clothing, furniture, and structures. More recently, we recognized the danger of bullying, so we now expect, or legislatively require, our schools to establish anti-bullying programs. Unfortunately, we do not recognize, understand, discuss, or act to prevent childhood dangers that are simply so horrific that they essentially become taboo topics of conversation. These are the dangers of child neglect, physical, sexual, and emotional abuse. E. Paula Crowley has written a courageous text, and her work addresses a significant gap in our knowledge base. Each year, approxim
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