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Direct linkRichard L. Sparks – Academic Questions, 2022
This article discusses the author's belief that the notion of a foreign language (FL) "disability" started with the a priori assumption that there is a unique disability for FL learning and an intimate connection between FL learning and learning disabilities (LD). Educators, clinicians, and researchers were largely uninterested in…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Learning Disabilities, Students with Disabilities, Disability Identification
Perera, Dilani M.; Wheeler, Melissa – New Educator, 2021
One in five children experiences a diagnosable mental disorder. However, adolescents have been overlooked in programming and policy responses to mental health issues. Mental health issues contribute to poor academic performance, lower rates of high school graduation, disrupted development, increased health risk, role transition from adolescent to…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Academic Achievement, Knowledge Level, Counselor Educators
Chandrasekhar, Tara – Journal of American College Health, 2020
Objective: Young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are enrolling in colleges at increasing rates. This case highlights the need for college mental health clinicians to be aware of features of ASD in emerging adults. Participants: A case of a young woman with dysphoria and anxiety who also met ASD criteria during a diagnostic evaluation.…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, College Students, Student Needs
Muhammed A. Karal – Journal of Special Education Preparation, 2021
The first international declaration of inclusive education through the Salamanca Statement (UNESCO, 1994) underlined the importance and necessity of inclusive practices and recommended that all students should benefit from the same educational approaches in the same environment. In addition to that, growth in field applications, published research…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inclusion, Special Education, Educational History
Self, Trisha L.; Mitchell, Linda M.; Hess, Sean; Marble, Karissa J.; Swails, Jeffrey – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2017
Upon entering the workplace, speech-language pathologists (SLPs) are required to work on interprofessional teams, yet many of these professionals have not received adequate preservice instruction on how to collaborate. Furthermore, collaborating to provide services for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has been found to improve…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Disability Identification, Allied Health Personnel
Wolforth, Joan – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2012
This paper discusses issues regarding the validity and reliability of psychoeducational assessments provided to Disability Services Offices at Canadian Universities. Several vignettes illustrate some current issues and the potential consequences when university students are given less than thorough disability evaluations and ascribed diagnoses.…
Descriptors: Reliability, Validity, Learning Disabilities, College Students
Eleweke, C. Jonah; Agboola, Isaac O.; Guteng, Simon I. – American Annals of the Deaf, 2015
The advancement of deaf education and services in numerous developing countries can be traced to the pioneering efforts of many Gallaudet University alumni. In Africa, for instance, the work of one such great alumnus, Dr. Andrew Foster, stands out. Foster is credited with efforts that resulted in the establishment of over 30 educational…
Descriptors: Deafness, Universities, Alumni, Special Education
Roberts, Laura A.; Bouknight, Tamisha M. – Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 2015
This case illustrates an example of how one school relied solely on aggregate data and failed to address the college readiness needs of African American students with disabilities. However, the way in which the school counselor identified this opportunity gap may not have been the most ethical approach, and now she is faced with a dilemma. This…
Descriptors: College Students, African American Students, Disabilities, Achievement Gap
Flood, Luci N.; Bulgrin, Amanda; Morgan, Betsy L. – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2013
The rise in the prevalence of autism creates a need for a reliable and valid measure of attitudes towards autism. The current study describes the development of a brief 16-item measure of Societal Attitudes towards Autism (SATA) that exhibits sound psychometric properties and has a demonstrated ability to discriminate between expert and general…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Autism, Attitude Measures
Holman, Andrew – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2012
Athletes with learning disabilities have had a difficult time being included in the Paralympics. They have faced a lot of discrimination, including from other disabled athletes, and just when they were finally included (at the Sydney games in 2000), the Spanish Basketball team cheated by having players on their team who did not have learning…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Athletes, Team Sports
Davies, Susan C.; Trunk, Daniel J.; Kramer, Michaela M. – School Psychology Forum, 2014
For many students with traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), postsecondary education presents a new set of cognitive, academic, social, and emotional challenges. Students with TBI warranted services and accommodations through an Individualized Education Program or 504 plan may find supports and services not readily accessible at the postsecondary…
Descriptors: Trauma, Brain, Head Injuries, Postsecondary Education
Zetlin, Andrea; Beltran, Dolores; Salcido, Patricia; Gonzalez, Teresa; Reyes, Teresa – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2011
Historically, neither a positive nor a supportive relationship existed between the population of students designated English language learners (ELLs) and the field of special education. Children's lack of English proficiency was often misinterpreted as a disability and they were referred for special education, whereas others who actually had a…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Disabilities, Special Education Teachers, Special Education
Schalock, Robert L.; Borthwick-Duffy, Sharon A.; Bradley, Valerie J.; Buntinx, Wil H. E.; Coulter, David L.; Craig, Ellis M.; Gomez, Sharon C.; Lachapelle, Yves; Luckasson, Ruth; Reeve, Alya; Shogren, Karrie A.; Snell, Martha E.; Spreat, Scott; Tasse, Marc J.; Thompson, James R.; Verdugo-Alonso, Miguel A.; Wehmeyer, Michael L.; Yeager, Mark H. – American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2010
This Manual contains the most current and authoritative information and knowledge on intellectual disability, including best practice guidelines on diagnosing and classifying intellectual disability and developing a system of supports for people living with an intellectual disability. Written by a committee of 18 experts, "Intellectual…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Developmental Disabilities, Classification, Definitions
Kauffman, James M.; Landrum, Timothy J. – Exceptionality, 2009
The civil rights movements involving skin tone, gender or gender orientation, disability, and other physiognomic features remain important in securing the legal rights of individuals to equal treatment and equal opportunities regardless of their personal characteristics of color, origin, gender, and so on. Unfortunately, these welcome civil rights…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Behavior Disorders, Disability Identification, Disproportionate Representation
Matthews, Nicole – Teaching in Higher Education, 2009
Drawing on the insights of critical disability studies, this article addresses anxieties frequently articulated by academic staff around the implementation of the United Kingdom's Disability Discrimination Act: how to accommodate the needs of students with "hidden" impairments. Following the social model of disability, it argues that…
Descriptors: Disability Discrimination, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Policy Analysis
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