Table of Contents:
  • I. Identifying the issues. Issues of race, ethnicity, disability, and culture / James R. Yates, Alba A. Ortiz, and Ronald J. Anderson. II. Validating the concerns : research on educators with disabilities. Trials and tribulations of a teacher with learning disabilities through his first two years of employment / Paul J. Gerber
  • I never felt disabled until I came into special education : reflections of two preservice teachers with disabilities / Christine C. Gover and Dianne Raeke Ferrell
  • Preparation and employment experiences of educators with disabilities / Joan M. Karp and Clayton E. Keller. III. Examining contextual factors. Understanding and improving the career development of educators with disabilities / Clayton E. Keller
  • The process of becoming an educator / H. William Heller
  • The requirements and demands of being an educator / Festus E. Obiakor ... [et al.]
  • Legislation, litigation, standards, regulations, policies, and other oughts / Terrel L. Rhodes and Roger G. Brown
  • Attitudes toward educators with disabilities / Ronald J. Anderson
  • The role of support systems for educators with disabilities / Ronald J. Anderson and Joan M. Karp
  • Advocacy and educators with disabilites : emerging issues and opportunities / Harlan Hahn.
  • IV. Fostering opportunities. Issues and practices in the recruitment and retention of deaf and hard of hearing teachers / Judith Coryell ... [et al.]
  • Policies and practices within professional organizations / Clayton E. Keller, Christine G. Givner, and Dianne Raeke Ferrell. V. Recommending actions. A guide for decision making and action / Joan M. Karp, Ronald J. Anderson, and Clayton E. Keller.