3rd Annual DisAbility Summit
If you were unable to join us for the 3rd Annual DisAbility Summit, here is a 2 minute clip. Let us know your thoughts.…
Thompson Policy Institute
Graduate Research Assistant (GRA) Feature
Meet Julie Fraumeni-McBride- She has a focus on disability as it relates to disadvantaged populations and finding ways to make education equitable and accommodating to under-served…
Sheltered Workshops
Over the course of the last 100 years, sheltered workshops have developed and changed based on the social attitudes and cultural values of the…
TPI Graduate Research Assistant (GRA) Feature
Please share what has lead you to this position with the Thompson Policy Institute (TPI)? I was the first GRA hired to be part…
3rd Annual DisAbility Summit
For the 3rd Annual DisAbility Summit, we have a very exciting lineup of research presentations that will focus on our two main initiatives at…
Transforming Family: Foster Youth with Disabilities
After tutoring a high school student for six months, an emergency need developed and our home was identified as one of safety for her temporary…
Graduate Research Assistant (GRA) Feature
We asked Shayne a few questions about her position at TPI, and about her research interests. Please share what has lead you to this position…
Perceptions of Disability in the Vietnamese American Community
Oftentimes, there is an assumption that Vietnamese Americans perceive disability as a condition that is a “debt” from sins committed in a previous life…
TPI Graduate Research Assistant (GRA) Feature
We asked Sneha a few questions about her position at TPI, and about her research interests. Please share what has lead you to this…
Person
The discussion of person-first language versus identity-first language continues. This popular discussion has been occurring via various avenues for quite a while. The education…
Labels and Identity
Neurodiversity, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autism Spectrum, Asperger’s. All these terms are labels. Which one fits the complexities of the self-called I? What happens when…
Mathematizing: Striving for Inclusion Through Quality and Creative Math Instruction
Dr. Rachel Lambert is an Assistant Professor in the College of Educational Studies at Chapman University. Her scholarly work investigates the intersections between disability…