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A Closer Look at the Impact of Special Education Advocacy Training on Graduates
(2024-04-29)
As the special education process can be difficult for parents to navigate, special education advocates have arisen to help. Yet because there is no formal training required to become a special education advocate, there is ...
Multilingual? Multidisciplinary! Teachers' Collaboration to Support English Language Learners with Visual Impairments
(2024-04-22)
The purpose of this paper was to determine the following research questions:
(1A) What is the frequency and perception of collaboration between English as a second language (ESL) teachers and teachers of the visually ...
Breaking the Silence: Siblings of Individuals with Disabilities Speak-Up About Their Support Needs
(2024-02-26)
Sibling relationships are important in that they can help predict the social-emotional development, understanding, and outcomes, and help shape the relationship between them. Due to these multi-facet predictors, it is ...
Navigating Adult Disability Services Among Latinx Caregivers of Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder
(2024-05)
Latinx caregivers of adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) face unique barriers in accessing adult disability services for their offspring. Barriers include not having access to resources in their ...
Perceptions of Special Education Teachers and Board Certified Behavior Analysts on Self-Determination for Elementary-Aged Children with Complex Communication Needs
(2024-05)
Special education teachers and Board Certified Behavior Analysts play an important role in supporting the development of self-determination skills for children and youth with disabilities, including at the elementary level. ...
Effects of Class-Wide Function-Related Intervention Teams (CW-FIT) on Middle School Teachers' Praise and Reprimand Frequency
(2024-05)
There is a large body of empirical research showing the effectiveness of teacher praise as an intervention to reduce unwanted classroom behaviors and increase student engagement. Despite this evidence, research shows that ...
An Examination of Interstate Differences in Eligibility Criteria for Vocational Rehabilitation Services for Individuals with Visual Impairments
(2024)
State VR agencies provide services to individuals with disabilities so that they may prepare
for and participate in competitive integrated employment with consideration of their unique
strengths and abilities (U.S. DOE, ...
NEGATIVE LIFE EVENTS, SOCIAL DETERMINANTS, AND SERVICE DELIVERY FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE DISABILITIES AND MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS
(2024)
This study begins the process of examining negative life events, social
determinants of health, and the parents’ familiarity with mental health services
concerning children with dual diagnoses. Using a state-wide survey ...
What Does it Mean to Belong? Attitudes and Experiences of Students With and Without Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities on a College Campus
(2024)
Many university campuses in the United States now have inclusive postsecondary education programs (IPSEs) that provide young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) access to higher education. This ...