MAER22 - STOP: The issue of and answer to stop handling of children with Disabilities

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Description

Individuals who have disabilities requiring physical or other support are often ‘handled’ without any consideration to their personal and bodily autonomies, nor to their preferences or wishes. SNAAP is a set of strategies that can help support personnel and specialists curb their potentially intrusive behaviors, and actively seek consent of all individuals they work with.

Learning Objectives:At the end of this session, participants will…
1. Name at least one difference between personal and bodily autonomy.
2. Identify and describe the steps to SNAAP (Stop, Notify, Await, Acknowledge, Proceed).
3. Select at least one good reason why SNAAP can be beneficial to students with disabilities.

This session was presented on October 28, 2022, by Erika Fundelius

Contributors

Erika Fundelius

Erika Fundelius is a Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments (TSVI) and a certified mobility specialist (COMS). She is a full‐time doctoral student at Florida State University with an emphasis on visual disabilities. Her main interest is the self‐determination area of ECC and how it is essential for student success and for long‐term quality of life. She is currently an instructor of undergraduate students both in the visual disabilities program and within the College of Education.