Difference and Disability Matters, February 2025

Letter from the Chair

Vanessa Virgiel, Chair, SSDIS

Letter from the Editor

Amy K. Noggle, Ph.D., Towson University, Maryland, USA
Patricia Rice Doran, Ed.D., Towson University, Maryland, USA
Solange Lopes-Murphy, Ph.D., The College of New Jersey, New Jersey, USA

Writing Effective Individual Education Plan (IEP) Goals for Multilingual Learners with Disabilities

Francisa F. Hernandez-Herbert, M.Ed., CCC-SLP, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Lynda Espinoza Idle, M.Ed., Colorado, TESOL, Colorado, USA

The Multilingual Learners’ Hub: Free Open-Access Resources for Teachers and Families of Multilingual Learners

Clare Kruft, Ph.D., University of Maryland Graduate School, Baltimore (UMBC), Maryland, USA

How Can We Really ‘Tell’ if a Student Has a Disability?

Amy K. Noggle, Ph.D., Towson University, Maryland, USA
Patricia Rice Doran, Ed.D., Towson University, Maryland, USA
Solange Lopes-Murphy, Ph.D., The College of New Jersey, New Jersey, USA

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