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Increasing Cultural Responsiveness

Improving Transition Outcomes for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students

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After a long day of scheduled Individual Education Program (IEP) meetings with several cancellations and no-shows, we broke for lunch and debriefed with our colleagues about some of our neediest students. Most of the parents indicated that they forgot about the meeting; had no transportation; or had to work.

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Garraway, R.L., Robinson, C. (2017). Increasing Cultural Responsiveness. In: Ellis, A.L. (eds) Transitioning Children with Disabilities. Studies in Inclusive Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6351-134-6_10

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