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Friday, November 16 • 9:30am - 10:20am
Impact of Cultural and Socioeconomic Differences on Disability Labeling

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This study found evidence for bias in disability labeling for students in the Special Education Elementary Longitudinal Study aged 6 to 13 with learning disability, speech impairment, intellectual disability, autism, and emotional disorder depending on race/ethnicity, household income relative to poverty, parents’ level of education, and language spoken at home.
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Irina Cain, Ph.D.

Irina Cain, Ph.D. is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Lurie Institute for Disability Policy at Brandeis University. Her work focuses on identifying educational services and practices associated with postsecondary quality of life, equal access to services, and translating research findings... Read More →

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Friday November 16, 2018 9:30am - 10:20am EST
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