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Disability Labeling

Disability Labeling is a theoretical construct within educational policy and special education practice that refers to the categorical classification of students, particularly African American students, with designated disabilities based on institutional, socio-cultural, and often racially biased criteria that influence identification, placement, and access to services.

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5.5K

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205

Authors

113

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

13

Variants

Disability Classification

Parents

Publications

111

Culture as Disability

Ray McDermott, Hervé Varenne · Anthropology & Education Quarterly · 1995 · 458 citations

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Stigma of a Label

Dara Shifrer · Journal of Health and Social Behavior · 2013 · 252 citations · Full text

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Disability Justifies Exclusion of Minority Students: A Critical History Grounded in Disability Studies

Doug Reid, Michelle Knight · Educational Researcher · 2006 · 223 citations

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Examining Educational Equity: Revisiting the Disproportionate Representation of Minority Students in Special Education

J. S. de Valenzuela, Susan R. Copeland, Cathy Huaqing Qi et al. · Exceptional Children · 2006 · 205 citations

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The Cultural Work of Learning Disabilities

Ray McDermott, Shelley Goldman, Hervé Varenne · Educational Researcher · 2006 · 191 citations

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Authors

205

  1. BA
    Bob Algozzine

    University of North Carolina at Charlotte, United States

    4 publications · 51 citations

    4

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  2. TE
    Teresa E. Levitin

    University of Michigan, United States

    2 publications · 61 citations

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  3. JM
    James McLeskey

    University of Florida, United States

    2 publications · 61 citations

    2

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  4. EE
    Eugene Edgar

    University of Washington, United States

    2 publications · 109 citations

    2

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  5. JS
    John Sutherland

    Leeds Beckett University, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 29 citations

    2

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Institutions

113

  1. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    1.1K citations

  2. Seattle University

    Seattle, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    109 citations

  3. University of Alberta

    Edmonton, Canada

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    115 citations

  4. University of Florida

    Gainesville, United States

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    59 citations

  5. Allegheny Intermediate Unit

    Homestead, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    44 citations

  6. Macquarie University

    Sydney, Australia

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    133 citations

  7. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    840 citations

  8. University of New Mexico

    Albuquerque, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    638 citations

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Venues

  1. Exceptional Children

    EC · 12 publications · 711 citations

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  2. Journal of Learning Disabilities

    JLD · 9 publications · 281 citations

    9

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  3. Learning Disability Quarterly

    LDQ · 8 publications · 377 citations

    8

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  4. PubMed

    Repository · 4 publications · 71 citations

    4

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  5. Disability & Society

    4 publications · 376 citations

    4

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