Increasing Access to Head Start for Parents with Disabilities (L. Toms Barker) Jan, 1998 #488-2 (PDF:326KB)
Research paper which examines the degree to which parents with disabilities have access to the Head Start program for their children and how the expansion of Head Start in the Clinton Administration could be shaped to improve this access.

Challenges and Strategies of Disabled Parents: Findings from a National Survey of Parents with Disabilities: FINAL REPORT (L. Toms Barker, V. Maralani) Jul, 1997 #488-1 (PDF:2317KB)
Presents the findings of a National Survey of Parents with Disabilities as part of a project to address the needs of parents with disabilities. Includes the background and methodology of the project and a description of characteristics of the parents who responded to the survey. The survey data is supplemented by analysis of a national household survey conducted by the Census Bureau. Concludes with a summary of the findings of the survey and the implications of those findings for public policy and future research.