This dissertation explores the online learning experience of graduate students with visual impairments and their perspectives on this newer method of learning. Case study methodology was adopted to describe and analyze participants' perspectives from three lens: (a) participants' personal attributes, (b) support sought from participants' social…

The world revolves around sound. Children who are deaf/hard of hearing (D/HH) lack access to sound, thus need careful monitoring and planning to ensure they have access to adequate language models and supports to develop a strong language foundation. It is this foundation that is needed to ensure D/HH children are able to achieve developmental and…

This study veers from the traditional perspective of examining school efficiency or productivity as a cost minimizing process, in which educational inputs are minimized to achieve maximum outputs (student performance). Instead, it provides a critical examination of the dominant, cost minimizing assumption associated with efficiency models and…

The perceptions of students diagnosed with learning disabilities are largely absent from the discussion of how to best support students diagnosed with learning disabilities efforts to achieve academic success within an inclusive classroom. To better understand the experiences of students diagnosed with learning disabilities and their perceptions…

High-quality data is essential when looking at student-level data, including data specifically focused on students with disabilities. For state education agencies (SEAs), it is critical to have a solid foundation for how data is collected and stored to achieve high-quality data. The process of integrating the Individuals with Disabilities…

The literature indicates changing criteria from a reactive to a proactive process to include people with disabilities in inclusion counseling in primary schools. This article outlines the additional factors that are contributing to the low professional visibility of school counselors. The Proactive Model of School Counseling presented here…

The landscape of diversity on higher education campuses has expanded as students with intellectual disability (ID) gain access to higher education through a variety of programs throughout the United States. The benefits and drawbacks of including students with ID in the college classroom and culture are becoming apparent, but more remains to be…

Color-evasive ideology within disability higher education research is a pressing issue. The lack of naming and critiquing Whiteness in higher education disability research is a frequent challenge that remains the status quo despite its deleterious effects on disability scholarship, practice, and education. Whitecentric disability research paints…

More than 42 million immigrants live in the U.S.--roughly 13% of the total population (U.S. Census, 2015). Most are legal residents and, yet, over 11 million immigrants are considered undocumented, defined as foreign-born noncitizens who did not legally enter the U.S. or stayed past an authorized date (Baker & Rytina, 2013). Undocumented…

Historically, disability services focused on serving the needs of students with disabilities who formally disclose a disability to their office. However, with only 35% of students with disabilities self-disclosing to disability services, the majority of students with disabilities must navigate postsecondary education without the use of…

Examination of district-level special education leaders' practice reveals strategic actions utilized as they constructed equitable, inclusive learning opportunities as a means to advocate for all learners. Analysis shows that the following strategic actions shaped the ways participants led the inclusive special education services in their…

The opt-out movement, a grassroots coalition of opposition to high-stakes tests that are used to sort students, evaluate teachers, and rank schools, has the largest participation on Long Island, New York, where approximately 50% of the eligible students in grades three to eight opted out of the English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics tests in…

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurobiological disorder. Common symptoms are inattention, hyperactivity, impulsivity, and executive functions deficit, often with comorbidities. Main treatment involves pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies (cognitive-behavioral therapy, psycho-pedagogical programs). Emerging…

Transitions are important landmarks in the educational career of youths, as successful transitions prepare them for adult life. When youths with disabilities leave school, the transition to post-school life is accompanied by several challenges. To our knowledge, there is currently limited information about how parents of youths with severe…

In the study reported on here we examined the extent of pre-service teachers' supportiveness for educational inclusion (EI) of students with severe or profound and multiple learning difficulties (SPMLD) in order to identify their attitudinal predictors, as well as the challenges faced in such a process. An attitudinal survey with 33 items was…