Beth Harry is Professor of Special Education at the Department of Teaching and Learning, University of Miami, USA.

• 1. Chapter 1 Historical and Cultural Influences on Education Policy and Disability Services.- 2. Chapter 2 The Immortelle: Planting, Nurturing, and Growing.- 3. Chapter 3 Original Parents’ Stories:  From “Something not right here” to “She’s wonderful!”.- 4. Chapter 4 Forty Years Later: Current Parents – From “Something not Right Here to “We Need Systems!”.- 5. Chapter 5 “Trinidad is Nice, Trinidad is a Paradise”: Navigating negativity and creating love.- 6. Chapter 6 Sustaining the Immortelle: “You Have to Love What You Do”.- 7. Chapter 7 Building a Community of Advocates: Seeking Unity in Diversity.- 8. Chapter 8 Health and Education: Seeking an Explicit Place on the Agenda.- 9. Chapter 9 Trinidad and Tobago in a Liminal Space.

Beth Harry is Professor of Special Education at the Department of Teaching and Learning, University of Miami, USA.

• 1. Chapter 1 Historical and Cultural Influences on Education Policy and Disability Services.- 2. Chapter 2 The Immortelle: Planting, Nurturing, and Growing.- 3. Chapter 3 Original Parents’ Stories:  From “Something not right here” to “She’s wonderful!”.- 4. Chapter 4 Forty Years Later: Current Parents – From “Something not Right Here to “We Need Systems!”.- 5. Chapter 5 “Trinidad is Nice, Trinidad is a Paradise”: Navigating negativity and creating love.- 6. Chapter 6 Sustaining the Immortelle: “You Have to Love What You Do”.- 7. Chapter 7 Building a Community of Advocates: Seeking Unity in Diversity.- 8. Chapter 8 Health and Education: Seeking an Explicit Place on the Agenda.- 9. Chapter 9 Trinidad and Tobago in a Liminal Space.

Beth Harry is Professor of Special Education at the Department of Teaching and Learning, University of Miami, USA.

• 1. Chapter 1 Historical and Cultural Influences on Education Policy and Disability Services.- 2. Chapter 2 The Immortelle: Planting, Nurturing, and Growing.- 3. Chapter 3 Original Parents’ Stories:  From “Something not right here” to “She’s wonderful!”.- 4. Chapter 4 Forty Years Later: Current Parents – From “Something not Right Here to “We Need Systems!”.- 5. Chapter 5 “Trinidad is Nice, Trinidad is a Paradise”: Navigating negativity and creating love.- 6. Chapter 6 Sustaining the Immortelle: “You Have to Love What You Do”.- 7. Chapter 7 Building a Community of Advocates: Seeking Unity in Diversity.- 8. Chapter 8 Health and Education: Seeking an Explicit Place on the Agenda.- 9. Chapter 9 Trinidad and Tobago in a Liminal Space.