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Grünke, Matthias – Insights into Learning Disabilities, 2020
In this interview, disabilities activist and commissioner of the Alternative Baseball Organization (ABO) Taylor Duncan relates his life as a student with autism and other special needs. He goes into stigmas that he had to overcome in school as he tried to participate in regular baseball activities. Encouraged by a coach to not give up and pursue…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Disabilities, Team Sports
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Angode, Claudia; Ressa, Theodoto W. – Insights into Learning Disabilities, 2021
Many countries suspended physical learning due to COVID-19 and switched to virtual learning to mitigate the spread of the pandemic. Grounded on social learning theory, this quantitative study examined the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the education of students with special needs in Kenya. Statistical analysis revealed negative consequences of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, Student Needs
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Reddig, Kim; Campbell-Whatley, Gloria; Booker, Keonya; Merriweather, Lisa – Insights into Learning Disabilities, 2021
The purpose of the study is to examine special and general education teachers' perceptions of culturally and linguistically diverse students with disabilities in 3 urban high school settings. A focus group and interviews were conducted with 13 teachers using a semi-structured interview format. A qualitative non-experimental research design was…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Student Diversity, Cultural Differences, Special Needs Students