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afterthought. To me, self-determination is the entire point of
education in a democratic society. A student might be able to cross
the street, but without self-determination, they have no reason to do
so. Essentially, "Self-determination
means taking charge of one's
life." (Browder, Wood, Test, Karvonen & Algozinne, 2001, p. 233).
When it comes to educating students with visual impairments, what
could be more important than that?
Of course,
as I learned more about the development of the
ECC and the way it is meant to be implemented, it became clear
that this is not a hierarchical list. No one seems to be arguing that
one skill is somehow more valuable than any other. These are all
interrelated domains that piggyback off of each other and manifest
themselves in myriad ways in the lives of people with visual
impairments (Allman & Lewis, 2014, p. 16). Even so, I couldn't help
but think that because it is almost always listed last, and it is a much
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