Snow Day Post: Blaming Mothers
In the article, Blaming Mothers: A Disability Perspective, Ruth Colker discusses the adversity mothers of children with disabilities face when advocating for their child’s education and how they are often blamed for their child’s disability. Colker talks about the 4 “blame the mother” strategies school districts use when trying to silence and dismiss concerned mothers. She also tells stories that echo the theme of these strategies: Blame mother for incompetence: A mother gets into a 4 year long court battle with her son’s school district to get her deaf son into a school for deaf children that could better service his unique needs. Blame mother’s assertive behavior for educational problems A mother in Pennsylvania was barred from speaking to anyone on her child’s IEP team except the special education director, who wrote emails with negative and unprofessional comments about the mother. Blame mother’s passive behavior for educational problems at school A mot...
What a great article Kelly? What did you think about it. Would love to know more about your perspectives, insights, critiques!
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