\nLou Brown received BA and MA degrees in Social Studies and Clinical Psychology respectively from East Carolina University and a PhD degree in Special Education from Florida State University. From 1969 to 2003 he was a professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education at the University of Wisconsin. He retired in 2003 and is now an Emeritus Professor, Lecturer, Expert Witness and Consultant.\n<\/p>\n
\nIn the field of education his efforts have been focused upon developing service delivery models, curricula and values that prepare students with disabilities to live, work and play in integrated society. His dream is that some day soon all persons with disabilities will live in decent family style settings, will produce real work in the real world next to coworkers who are not disabled, will enjoy rich and varied recreational lives with community members who are and are not disabled and will function in the wide array of integrated community environments they would experience if they were not disabled.\n<\/p>\n
\nMany years ago he expressed his belief that citizens with significant disabilities could and should become contributing members of integrated society. Accordingly, he called for the termination of institutions, special schools and classes, group homes, sheltered workshops, activity centers, work enclaves and other manifestations of segregation. Many considered these views radical or extreme. They are now generally recognized as reasonable, decent and realizable.\n<\/p>\n
\nFinally, he believes that the terrible and well documented post school outcomes of the expensive educational and related services provided the vast majority of students with disabilities are unacceptable. Thus, massive changes in the ways we prepare them for citizenship are in order.\n<\/p>\n
PHD – Special Education and Vocational Rehabilitation – Florida State University – 1969
\nMA – Clinical Psychology – East Carolina University\u00a0 – 1965
\nBA – Social Studies – East Carolina University – 1963<\/p>\n
Western Carolina Center, Morganton, North Carolina,1966
\nFlorida Division for Mental Retardation,1968 – 1969
\nInstructor, Florida State University, 1969
\nAssistant Professor, University of Wisconsin, 1969 – 1972
\nAssociate Professor, University of Wisconsin, 1972 – 1975
\nProfessor, University of Wisconsin, 1975 – 2003
\nVisiting Professor, Appalachian State University, 1975
\nVisiting Professor, University of Hawaii,1975, 1976
\nVisiting Professor, San Francisco State University, 1977, 1983
\nVisiting Professor, San Diego State University, 1978
\nVisiting Professor, University of Calgary,1980
\nVisiting Professor, University of Maryland,1982
\nLecturer, Fundacio\u00a0 Catalana\u00a0 Sindrome\u00a0 De Down, Barcelona, 1989, 1994
\nLecturer, Iceland Institute of Education,1990
\nVisiting Lecturer, Instituto de Inovacao Educacional, Lisbon, 1994, 2002
\nEmeritus Professor, University of Wisconsin, 2003 – Present<\/p>\n
Executive Board, TASH, 1973 – 87
\nPresident, TASH, 1978 – 81
\nWho’s Who In American Education, 1990
\nDistinguished Educator Alumni Award, College of Education, Florida State University, 2011<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Lou Brown received BA and MA degrees in Social Studies and Clinical Psychology respectively from East Carolina University and a PhD degree in Special Education from Florida State University. From 1969 to 2003 he was a professor in the Department … Continue reading