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Accessibility and Disability: Absent Keywords in Business and Professional Communication
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Knight, Melinda – Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, 2018
An analysis of user interactions, proceedings papers, and Association for Business Communication-sponsored journals reveals an absence of attention to accessibility and disability. While researchers may have demonstrated a passing awareness of the 1990 American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and its implications, so far those implications have not…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Disabilities, Metadata, Business Communication
Math Growth Trajectories of Students with Disabilities: Disability Category, Gender, Racial, and Socioeconomic Status Differences from Ages 7 to 17
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Wei, Xin; Lenz, Keith B.; Blackorby, Jose – Remedial and Special Education, 2013
This study examined math growth trajectories by disability category, gender, race, and socioeconomic status using a nationally representative sample of students ages 7 to 17. The students represented 11 federal disability categories. Compared with the national norming sample, students in all 11 disability categories had lower math achievement…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Age Differences, Gender Differences, Racial Differences
Identification of Disabilities and Service Receipt among Preschool Children Living in Poverty
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Peterson, Carla A.; Wall, Shavaun; Jeon, Hyun-Joo; Swanson, Mark E.; Carta, Judith J.; Luze, Gayle J.; Eshbaugh, Elaine – Journal of Special Education, 2013
This study examined the prevalence of indicators of disability or potential disability among preschool-aged children enrolled in the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Longitudinal Follow-Up. Three categories of indicators were established: received Part B services, developmental risk, and biological risk. The majority of participating…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Family Characteristics, Poverty, Disadvantaged