The purpose of this sacred ethnography is to examine the implications of living at the intersections of dis/ability, race, gender, sexuality, spirituality/religion, and class, while persisting through doctoral education in what is referred to as the United States. To further hel…
In Saudi Arabia, the majority of students with severe disabilities are still educated in special schools that do not meet their unique needs for interaction with their typically developing peers in public schools settings where they could improve social, communication, and acade…
Students with disabilities experience better postsecondary outcomes when they are engaged in high-quality transition planning and services during high school. Yet, many secondary schools fall short of their transition-related responsibilities. Delivery of effective transition pr…
This study explored the impact of an urban school district's implementation of positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS) and the subsequent effects on exclusionary discipline practices for students with disabilities. Exclusionary discipline practices are those that r…
The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to achieve an understanding of the perceptions and experiences of Israeli parents of students with severe disabilities about the involvement of parents in the IEP process. Data collection in this study involved two seque…
Disability issues in Lebanon are not being addressed on a national scale. Among the myriad of underrepresented groups, individuals with disabilities in Lebanon continue to be marginalized in education, employment, health care, politics, and all aspects of society. The focus of t…
The purpose of this study was to describe and analyze how the characteristics of age, major and type of disabilities for students who received services through Disability Support Services at Montana State University-Billings have changed from 1999 to 2011. Furthermore, this anal…