Papers by Miranda Cunningham
Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2012
Qualitative Social Work, 2013
Journal of Public Child Welfare, 2013
The aim of the study was to examine the experience of restrictiveness among transition-aged youth... more The aim of the study was to examine the experience of restrictiveness among transition-aged youth with disabilities in foster care. Utilizing a sample of 207 youth, placement types were explored for differences in disability status, race and sex. Further, youth perceptions of restriction around communication, movement around one's home, and access to the community were examined for youth receiving special education services (SPED), youth receiving developmental disability services (DD), and youth without disabilities. Youth with disabilities were more likely to be placed in more restrictive placement types and had significantly higher levels of perceived restriction around communication, movement, and community when compared to youth without disabilities. Additionally, males with disabilities experienced higher levels of restrictiveness, particularly those who received DD services, while White youth with disabilities also experienced greater community restrictiveness.
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Papers by Miranda Cunningham