Everybody Has the Right to Be Here: Perspectives of Related Service Therapists
1 Stockton University
2 Educational Consultant
3 University of Maine at Farmington
Abstract
This study describes data regarding inclusive related service provision for students with disabilities in public schools. Based on qualitative interviews from 15 related service providers (e.g., speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, and physical therapists), these data highlight foundational issues that impact the delivery of related services within inclusive educational contexts that is necessary for students with disabilities to benefit from special education. Results of the study document strategies for collaboration, providing flexible service delivery, and negotiating logistical barriers. Implications for the provision of inclusive related services are discussed in order to ensure that 'everyone has the right to be here'.
Keywords
- inclusion
- related services
- service delivery
- classroom-based services
- in-classroom services
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