Funded through an early-phase Education Innovation and Research grant, Using and Leveraging Technology to Reinvent Accessibility: Minecraft Mentor Edition (ULTRA:ME) is an intervention designed to develop teachers' ability to use Minecraft and other educational technology tools to enhance science instruction for students with and without…

This study aims to investigate Sign Language Instructor and Interpreter Education Programmes, based on the use of sign language, in academic and vocational education and training processes. A qualitative research method was used in this study. A semi-structured interview form was prepared and experts' opinions were canvassed. Twenty participants…

African children with developmental disabilities (DD), including autism and intellectual disability, are often excluded from mainstream schools. We systematically reviewed 28 qualitative studies conducted in Africa, aiming to synthesize stakeholders' perspectives on inclusive teaching strategies for supporting children with DD in mainstream…

The purpose of this research is to identify the needs of middle school students with autism for an interactive e-book designed to enhance their sustainable development awareness from teachers' perspectives. To determine these needs, this research examined students' learning needs in science, their needs related to sustainable development…

This study explored the experiences of parents from 22 U.S. states (N = 177 Spanish-speaking and English-speaking parents) of children with disabilities navigating the special education process. This descriptive study collected quantitative and qualitative data through an electronic survey. Results describe Spanish- and English-speaking parents'…

Neurodivergent students experience the world differently from normative societal standards. Preservice teachers will have neurodivergent students in their classrooms and misinterpretations of behavior may occur. Including the neurodivergent individual's perspective and voice is imperative in creating inclusive, affirming learning environments. The…

Purpose: Educator preparation programs (EPPs) have an enormous responsibility to prepare teacher candidates for the field. While some EPPs allow teacher candidates to major in either general education or special education, other candidacy programs offer dual certification options, meaning that teacher candidates will graduate with both general…

In this paper, we discuss the results of a staff survey on accessibility barriers to participation and success for disabled students in higher education in the UK and Ireland. We focus on the range and complexity of student difficulties encountered by staff involved either in the lecturing of mathematics or the provision of Mathematics Learning…

While not all students with disabilities undergo trauma, the authors note, students with a disability are more likely to experience traumatic stress and often have more problems with self-regulation if trauma occurs. The writers discuss how trauma and disability can interact and how schools who want to respond successfully to trauma in kids can,…

We conducted a stimulus preference assessment to identify preference for praise delivered in English versus Spanish for bilingual students. Next, a concurrent-operant reinforcer assessment was used to evaluate the reinforcer efficacy of praise in each language. Participants showed limited to no preference for one language over another. One…

In 2017, the Supreme Court of the United States redefined Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) for students with disabilities (SWD) in "Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District." The Court's new standard for FAPE was more demanding than previous rulings. Parents of SWD are expected to participate in the special education…

All students deserve access to a high-quality education and the resources they need to thrive. However, in Michigan this has not been the reality for far too long, particularly for students who are the most underserved. Longstanding inequities have persisted and worsened since the beginning of the pandemic, and Michigan has fallen further and…

Objective: University and college counseling centers (UCCCs) are a front-line support for the mental health needs of autistic students, though little is known about clinician attitudes, comfort level, and training in autism. Participants: 89 UCCC clinicians were recruited via email listservs. Methods: The authors developed a survey which assessed…

Interpreting and enacting curriculum in any school is a complex undertaking, even more so in special school contexts where teachers must develop and enact appropriate curriculum modifications and accommodations for small groups of students and individual students. In special education contexts, educational modifications are changes teachers make…

School psychologists are well served to stay up to date on trends in special education law, particularly with respect to determinations when school teams' decisions are challenged. This allows them to focus on proactive best practices that foster accurate specific learning disability (SLD) identification and active collaboration with parents. This…