Disability Life Stories - Unfiltered Voices on School, Family, Career, and Finding Purpose

Based on a 10-year longitudinal study in the United States, this much-needed text offers insight into the developmental trajectories of people with disabilities from childhood through adulthood using their language and amplifying their voices.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Prior Research that Informs Our Work; 3. Overview of Our Research Project; 4. Meet Alice; 5. Meet Juno; 6. Meet Justice; 7. Meet Kalani; 8. Meet Kennedy; 9. Meet Landers; 10. Meet Mercedes; 11. Meet Peter; 12. Meet Poppy; 13. Meet Tippi; 14. Meet Titus; 15. Meet Willa; 16. Meet Willow; 17. Meet Yolanda; 18. Unfiltered Advice from Participants; 19. Conclusion

About the author

Annemarie Vaccaro, Ph.D. (she/her) is a Professor and Associate Dean in the College of Education at the University of Rhode Island (URI).
Adam M. Moore, Ph.D. (he/him) is an Associate Professor of Special Education and Coordinator of Special Education Graduate Programs at the University of Rhode Island (URI).
Barbara M. Newman, Ph.D. (she/her) is a professor emeritus in the Department of Human Development and Family Science at the University of Rhode Island (URI).
Philip R. Newman, Ph.D. (he/him) is a social psychologist whose research has focused on the transition to high school as well as on group identity and alienation.
Ezekiel W. Kimball, Ph.D. (he/him) is Professor of Higher Education and Interim Dean of the College of Education & Human Development at the University of Maine.
Alexis Carlson, MA (she/her) is an educator at a public high school in Rhode Island. She also teaches education courses as a part-time instructor at the University of Rhode Island (URI).
Emily Doffing, MA (she/they) is a scholar-activist conducting critical Participatory Action Research (PAR) with disabled graduate students' lived experiences at California State University in Long Beach.

Product details

• Authors: Alexis Carlson, Emily Doffing, Ezekiel W. Kimball, Adam M. Moore, Newman Barbara M., Newman Philip R., Annemarie Moore Vaccaro, Vaccaro Annemarie
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 12.08.2025
• EAN: 9781032801544
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3280154-4
• No. of pages: 242
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology; Sociology, EDUCATION / Special Education / General, Personal & public health, teacher training, Disability: social aspects, Teaching of students with different educational needs, Teaching of a specific subject, Personal and public health / health education