"Researchers found that:" "1. Termination of parental rights was the result in most of the appealed cases. The cases were all mothers with disabilities in court (Accompanying illustration of a judge presiding of a case and a pie chart showing how 93% of TPR came from the appeals). 2. The type of disability does not impact the termination of parental rights risk (Accompanying illustrations of physical, intellectual, hearing, and visual disabilities). 3. Characteristics besides disability impact the risk of termination of parental rights."
"What needs to change?" "People with disabilities deserve protection for their families. The study has two ideas on how to do this. Mandated reporters must not use biased tests. Parents with disabilities must receive increased support services. The needs of every parent with a disability are different. Because of this, programs should be unique to each family." Accompanying illustration of a red circle with a diagonal line through it, symbolizing "no". Inside this circle is a paper labeled "IQ Test".
It invites readers to read the brief on the website using a QR code, along with the author's name, Marcy Waring. The title of the brief is "Terminating the parental rights of mothers with disabilities."
A judge decides this in court and can end a parent’s rights to their child. Learn more in this plain language brief.
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