Disability Life Stories

Based on a 10-year longitudinal study in the United States, this much-needed text offers insight into the developmental trajectories of people with disabilities from childhood through adulthood using their language and amplifying their voices.

Annemarie Vaccaro, Ph.D. (she/her), is a Professor and Associate Dean in the College of Education at the University of Rhode Island (URI). Adam M. Moore, Ph.D. (he/him), is an Associate Professor of Special Education and Coordinator of Special Education Graduate Programs at the University of Rhode Island (URI). Barbara M. Newman, Ph.D. (she/her), is a Professor emeritus in the Department of Human Development and Family Science at the University of Rhode Island (URI). Philip R. Newman, Ph.D. (he/him), is a social psychologist whose research has focused on the transition to high school as well as on group identity and alienation. Ezekiel W. Kimball, Ph.D. (he/him), is a Professor of Higher Education and Interim Dean of the College of Education & Human Development at the University of Maine. Alexis Carlson, MA (she/her), is an educator at a public high school in Rhode Island. She also teaches education courses as a part-time instructor at the University of Rhode Island (URI). Emily Doffing, MA (she/they), is a scholar-activist conducting critical Participatory Action Research (PAR) with disabled graduate students' lived experiences at California State University in Long Beach.

1. Introduction; 2. Prior Research that Informs Our Work; 3. Overview of Our Research Project; 4. Meet Alice; 5. Meet Juno; 6. Meet Justice; 7. Meet Kalani; 8. Meet Kennedy; 9. Meet Landers; 10. Meet Mercedes; 11. Meet Peter; 12. Meet Poppy; 13. Meet Tippi; 14. Meet Titus; 15. Meet Willa; 16. Meet Willow; 17. Meet Yolanda; 18. Unfiltered Advice from Participants; 19. Conclusion