Topic: Students with Disabilities

What Happens to Students With Disabilities if the Department of Education Were Dismantled?

article-cropped February 10, 2025 by Heather Eckner

For students with disabilities, the consequences could be significant and detrimental to their ability to succeed in school and beyond.

Preparing Inclusive Classrooms for Success

article-cropped February 05, 2025 by Kourtney Clark

As inclusion grows within our classrooms, policymakers must better equip general education teachers while also increasing retention of special education teachers.

Blog Series: The Myriad Barriers and Opportunities for Students of Color with Disabilities

article-cropped January 28, 2025 by Blair Wriston

For students of color, students with disabilities, and those with intersecting identities, the challenges they face are severe.

Better Disability Representation Means More Accessible Representation

article-cropped video October 16, 2024 by AJ Link

Books with disabled, neurodivergent, or autistic characters are often stereotypes. Students need more accessible representation.

Introducing Our Graduate Student Advisory Council

article-cropped April 11, 2024 by Blair Wriston, Jiaxin Jessie Wang

Announcing the formation of our Graduate Student Advisory Council to support our work on race, disability, and equity.

Focusing on the Intersection of Race, Disability, and Equity

article-cropped April 11, 2024 by Jiaxin Jessie Wang, Blair Wriston

EdTrust announces a yearlong line of work on race, disability, and equity that will cover students of color in special education.

How the Build Back Better Act Will Help Children With Disabilities and Delays

article-cropped December 20, 2021 by Carrie Gillispie, Mina Hong

Amid all the disruption to in-person learning due to the pandemic, it’s time to focus on students with disabilities, which account for nearly 8 million youth, birth through age 21.…

Increasing Equity in Early Intervention

files video May 25, 2021 by EdTrust

Early intervention is the key to setting children with delays and disabilities on a path to long-term success. Yet children of color face barriers to accessing these services.

Building Bridges to Make Equity Accessible for Students with Learning Disabilities

February 17, 2020 by John B. King Jr., J.D., Ed.D.

John B. King Jr. provided opening keynote remarks at the Learning Disabilities Association of America’s annual conference. This year, the conference theme focused on “Making Equity Accessible.” Introduction – Building…