Enacting Change from Within

Contents: Scot Danforth: How to Have Hope While Waiting for the Disability Revolution - Meghan Cosier/Christine Ashby: Disability Studies and the «Work» of Educators - Christine Ashby and Meghan Cosier: The Work and History of Special Education - Jessica K.Bacon: Navigating Assessment: Understanding Students Through a Disability Studies Lens - Meghan Cosier/Audri Gomez/Aja Mckee/Sara Beggs: Three Ways to Use the Common Core State Standards to Increase Access to General Education Contexts for Students with Disabilities - Kate Mclaughlin: Institutional Constructions of Disability as Deficit: Rethinking the Individualized Education Plan - Danielle M.Cowley: A Tale of Two Transitions. - Fernanda Orsati: Humanistic Practices to Understand and Support Students' Behaviors: A Disability Studies in Education Framework. - Beth Ferri: Reimagining Response to Intervention (RTI). - Christine Ashby/Casey Woodfield/Quin Delia: Communication Is the Root of Necessity: Constructing Communicative Competence. - Katherine M.J.Vroman/Brent C.Elder: «The First Day of School Was the Worst Day of My Life»: Best Practices in Inclusive Education for Refugee Youth with Disabilities - David J.Connor: Analyzing School Cultures and Determining Dynamics to Enact Co-Teaching from a Disability Studies Perspective - Jan W.Valle: Learning From and Collaborating With Families: The Case for DSE in Teacher Education - Carrie Rood/Jodi Burnash/Anne Daviau: Authentic Collaboration: Developing a Responsive and Reflective Model for Secondary Co-Planning - Meghan Cosier: Professional Development in Inclusive School Reform: The Need for Critical and Functional Approaches - Douglas Biklen: Finding the Course, Staying the Course - Christine Ashby/Meghan Cosier: Conclusion: Weaving the Fabric of Change.

Meghan Cosier, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the School of Education at Trinity Washington University. Her research focuses on inclusive education and teacher preparation. Dr. Cosier's research has been published in journals such as Remedial and Special Education and Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities.
Christine Ashby, PhD, is Associate Professor in the School of Education at Syracuse University. Her teaching and research focus on inclusive education and inclusive teacher preparation. Dr. Ashby's research has been published in journals including the International Journal of Inclusive Education and Disability and Society.