Friday, November 22nd 9:00 am Pacific STANDARD time
Guest speakers: Alfredo Artiles, Stanford University
Disparities in the identification of children as disabled in ways that interfere with their ability to learn in school is a longstanding problem in the United States. For example, Students of color are typically overrepresented in special education, with Black students being 40% more likely to be identified as having a disability than their white peers. American Indian students are 70% more likely to be identified with a disability than their white peers.
This Coffeehour addresses the equity issues that arise from the inappropriate assignment of a disability label to students with particular identity markers (e.g., race, social class, gender, language) including academic achievement gaps, higher school dropout, discipline inequities, closer association with the juvenile justice system, reduced access to college, limited participation in the job market, and civic engagement.
We are lucky to have Alfredo Artiles, who has devoted his career to erasing the inequities caused by our collective failure to distinguish differences from deficits associated with special education programs to lead our discussion. His Brown lecture is attached to provide us with an introduction to this important topic.
We hope to see you all on Friday, November 22nd.
—mike
Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/98564124237
Meeting ID: 985 6412 4237
Passcode: Vygotsky
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