Table 2.

Barriers to Passing Legislation Protecting the Rights of Parents With Disabilities: Themes and Definitions.

Barrier	Definition
Legislators’ pejorative attitudes toward parents with disabilities	Legislators unwilling to support legislation protecting the rights of parents with disabilities due to negative attitudes about parents with disabilities
External opposition	Opposition to legislation protecting the rights of parents with disabilities from state child welfare agencies and state bar associations
Legislative barriers	Difficulty finding committee assignments, voting bills out of committee, or bringing bills to a vote