NK01
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Title
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NK01
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Type
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Interview
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Date
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September 21, 2019
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Description
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Mother of adult child with a visual impairment due to neurological factors. She believes that the education of teachers as well as students would be helpful to those with disabilities. She discusses the social impact the visual impairment had on her son and her ideas for creating a network for children in the next generation. She also has stated that families can be more protective of daughters with differences in ability and keep them closer to home.
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Format
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Interview
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Language
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English
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Subject
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Faith; the importance of empowering children with ability differences to thrive; the importance of not lowering expectations; generational issues regarding acceptance of differences of abilities; because of the stigma, not communicating with some extended family about the son’s ability difference and early signs of it; negative comments from son’s college peers about being Muslim (Islamophobia); as a parent, needing to be an advocate in son’s education and ensuring that the IEP would be created to meet his needs; peers in K-12 who misinterpreted his behavior because they lacked awareness of how visual impairment affects communication. Gender issues. United States, Palestine, 2019,Disability
