A Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Framework for Improving Academic and Postsecondary Outcomes of Students with Moderate or Severe Intellectual Disability

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Christopher J. Rivera
Bree A. Jimenez
Joshua N. Baker
Tracy Spies
Pamela J. Mims
Ginevra Courtade

Abstract

The needs of culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) students with moderate or severe intellectual disability (ID) are quite unique and complex. CLD students with moderate or severe ID face many of the same issues as their non-disabled CLD peers; however, due to the nature of their disability this may lead to even less access to the general curriculum, appropriate services, materials, and meaningful collaboration between families and educators. The purpose of this article is to provide a culturally responsive framework for facilitating academic instruction for CLD students with moderate or severe ID that also includes appropriate supports in an effort to increase access to postsecondary outcomes for this population. Suggestions for accessing the general curriculum and a discussion about increasing parental involvement and accessing appropriate adult agencies to further enhance these outcomes are provided.

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Rivera, C. J., Jimenez, B. A., Baker, J. N., Spies, T., Mims, P. J., & Courtade, G. (2016). A Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Framework for Improving Academic and Postsecondary Outcomes of Students with Moderate or Severe Intellectual Disability. Research, Advocacy, and Practice for Complex and Chronic Conditions, 35(2), 23–48. https://doi.org/10.14434/pders.v35i2.22171
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Advocacy and Policy
Author Biography

Christopher J. Rivera, East Carolina University

Christopher J. Rivera is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Special Education, Foundations, and Research at East Carolina University.