Federal and state guidelines on when students with disabilities should become more active in their own special education are notoriously vague, often leaving many school districts across the United States to their own interpretations on the appropriateness of when and how to do so. This is especially pertinent for younger students with…

Career education for students with disabilities during their transition to adulthood is of utmost importance for their career planning and preparation. To implement effective career education for students with disabilities, it is necessary to use technology that provides new learning experiences. This study investigates the impact of an artificial…

The research investigated the obstacles faced by undergraduates with visual impairments while studying at a Nigerian university striving to establish an inclusive learning environment for students with disabilities. The aim was to generate empirical evidence that can inform policies at the university and other similar institutions. The research is…

This practice-based paper provides a case study of a new initiative developed by Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board with support from South East Technological University. The My Voice, My Choice Initiative is an inclusive approach to engaging learners with intellectual disabilities in Higher Education (HE). The learners were…

This study investigated the effects of labels on preschool teachers' attitudes (i.e. openness) towards the strengths and difficulties of autistic preschool students in the mainstream setting. It also examined the differential effect of disclosure of a specific or a generic label, and the teacher-related factors influencing their attitude. Sample…

This structured review explores the interaction of digital education and students with disabilities through an extensive search of Scopus and WoS databases, generating 23 related papers. The following three central ideas are the focus of the synthesis: (i) Digital Literacy and Skills Development, elucidating the strategies and tools employed to…

Each year, over 1.2 million children and youth identified as experiencing homelessness in the nation's schools face the educational disruption caused by not having a safe and stable place to live. Children and youth experiencing homelessness face educational challenges that include a lack of basic necessities, such as food, clothing, and medical…

The Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) has been increasingly used in the field of inclusive education to develop instruments that predict teachers' inclusive behaviour. To ensure the instrument developed to measure the constructs of the TPB is closely aligned to the theory, an elicitation study should be conducted as the first step. However, they…

The DaSy Center supports all 56 U.S. states and territories and provides individualized and cross-state technical assistance (TA) on data linking and integration. Early intervention (Part C) and early childhood special education (Part B 619) state programs are interested in linking their data to address critical questions about program quality in…

This investigation scrutinizes the relative effectiveness of individual versus bundled accommodations -- specifically, breaks and extended time (ET) -- on the performance, behaviors, and attitudes of eighth-grade students with disabilities during the 2017 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) digital math test. Through a detailed…

This study addressed the issue of low reading proficiency in Kentucky's students with disabilities, potentially exacerbated by post-third-grade curriculum changes. This quasi-experimental ex post facto comparative study aims to determine differences in the grade four reading achievement gap in students with disabilities compared to students…

This dissertation explores the communication and collaboration between Local Education Agency's (LEA) special education staff and Career and Technical Center (CTC) staff in supporting students with disabilities (SWD). Given the critical role of effective interagency communication in providing comprehensive support to SWD, this study seeks to…

This dissertation explores strategies for creating a more inclusive and accessible music learning environment for students with autism. With many educators in mainstream music education unaware of the strategies and resources to cater effectively to children with neurodevelopmental disorders, I combine my previous experiences as a behavioral…

Across the United States, suspension bans have become a popular policy response to address excessive and inequitable use of suspension in schools. However, there is little research that examines what strategies school staff employ when suspension is no longer permitted. I examine the effect of New York City's suspension ban on the use of a…

National and local data sets reveal that students with disabilities have yet to gain full access to the opportunities that science, technology, and engineering (STE) education has to offer. Through an improvement science lens, this three-manuscript dissertation attempts to define, diagnose, explain, and address this pervasive problem of practice.…