The Focus

Disproportionate Representation. The focus of Decolonizing Disability is to expand the scope of the discussion around decolonizing possibilities in Special Education.  Complex challenges face students and educators as part of colonial structures embedded in Western societies. Literature suggests that challenges are particularly salient in special education, where disability rates among Indigenous students far exceed those of non-Indigenous students.  Further analysis is needed to explore possible reasons for the disproportionate representation, and what might be done to address it.