ABSTRACT

This book’s mission is to integrate knowledge and practice from the fields of disability studies and special education. Parts I & II focus on the broad, foundational topics that comprise disability studies (culture, language, and history) and Parts III & IV move into practical topics (curriculum, co-teaching, collaboration, classroom organization, disability-specific teaching strategies, etc.) associated with inclusive education. This organization conforms to the belief that least restrictive environments (the goal of inclusive education) necessarily emerges from least restrictive attitudes (the goal of disability studies). Discussions throughout the book attempt to illustrate the intersection of theory and practice.

part |2 pages

Part I: Disability and Society

chapter 1|17 pages

Why Consider Attitudes Toward Disability?

chapter 2|20 pages

Paradigms of Disability

chapter 3|11 pages

Language, Labels, and Identity

part |2 pages

Part II: Disability in History

part |2 pages

Part III: Disability and Education

part |2 pages

Part IV: Curriculum for the Inclusive Classroom