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A Study of the Factors That Influence Persistence of Students with Disabilities at Four-Year Colleges and/or Universities
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Boyd-Bradwell, Natasha C. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Laws such as; Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Section 504 and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) have made it possible for students with learning disabilities (SLDs) to experience a college education. Factors such as parental involvement, academic support and self-determination skills proved to be beneficial to SLDs' intent…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Self Determination, Theories, Correlation
Where Students with the Most Significant Cognitive Disabilities Are Taught: Implications for General Curriculum Access
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Kleinert, Harold; Towles-Reeves, Elizabeth; Quenemoen, Rachel; Thurlow, Martha; Fluegge, Lauren; Weseman, Laura; Kerbel, Allison – Exceptional Children, 2015
Surveying 15 states and 39,837 students, this study examined the extent to which students who took an alternate assessment based on alternate achievement standards in the 2010--2011 school year had access to regular education settings and the extent to which that access correlated with expressive communication, use of an augmentative or…
Descriptors: Severe Mental Retardation, Student Placement, Curriculum, General Education