Disability Studies Dissertation Abstracts EditorŐs Note: The information for this section of RDS is provided by Jonathon Erlen of the University of Pittsburgh. A full list of disability-related dissertation abstracts may be found at http://www.hsls.pitt.edu/guides/histmed/dissertations/ Of deaf lives: Convert culture and the dialogic of ASL storytelling Bechter, Frank Daniel. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2009. Section 0330, Part 0326 578 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- Illinois: The University of Chicago; 2009. Publication Number: AAT 3362460. From Locke toward liberation: An intellectual history of blindness and Enlightenment thought from the 1690s to the present Wyman, Franklin Karelsen. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2009. Section 0064, Part 0582 265 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- New Jersey: Drew University; 2009. Publication Number: AAT 3364860. A study of the achievement of students with disabilities within inclusion classrooms in Alabama public high schools Cain, Patrick M., Sr.. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2009. Section 0302, Part 0514 151 pages; [Ed.D. dissertation].United States -- Alabama: Alabama State University; 2009. Publication Number: AAT 3362649. Attitudes and perspectives of urban special education teachers working with students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders in an inclusive setting Twine, Theresa. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2008. Section 1063, Part 0514 131 pages; [Ed.D. dissertation].United States -- Pennsylvania: Widener University; 2008. Publication Number: AAT 3363775. Teachers' attitudes towards inclusion of special education students and their instructional adaptability to students with disabilities Witherspoon, Cheryl Kenely. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2005. Section 1045, Part 0514 94 pages; [Ed.D. dissertation].United States -- South Carolina: South Carolina State University; 2005. Publication Number: AAT 3361422. Self-advocacy experiences of college students with Learning Disabilities and/or Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Cano-Smith, Jennifer. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2009. Section 0061, Part 0745 199 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- Colorado: University of Denver; 2009. Publication Number: AAT 3359920. Developing a fascination for literacy: An examination of the literacy learning of an included student with autism Hayward, Joyce L.. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2009. Section 0162, Part 0535 355 pages; [Ed.D. dissertation].United States -- Illinois: Northern Illinois University; 2009. Publication Number: AAT 3359057. Teachers' beliefs towards the inclusion of students with disabilities Sprankle, Marcia A.. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2009. Section 1517, Part 0529 138 pages; [Ed.D. dissertation].United States -- Delaware: Wilmington University (Delaware); 2009. Publication Number: AAT 3361933. Teaching parents of children with autism to evaluate interventions Berquist, Kari L.. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2009. Section 0047, Part 0384 185 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- California: The Claremont Graduate University; 2009. Publication Number: AAT 3361802. The perception of friendships for children with Asperger's Disorder and its relationship with loneliness and depression Yeung, Angela W.. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2009. Section 0474, Part 0622 118 pages; [Psy.D. dissertation].United States - - Connecticut: University of Hartford; 2009. Publication Number: AAT 3363838. Sawing the air thus: American sign language translations of Shakespeare and the echoes of rhetorical gesture Snyder, Lindsey Diane. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2009. Section 0117, Part 0465 181 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- Maryland: University of Maryland, College Park; 2009. Publication Number: AAT 3368897. Sexual development and voices of young adults with disabilities: Parents and school counselors experiences Urbina Rodriguez, Sandra. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2009. Section 0281, Part 0519 264 pages; [Ed.D. dissertation].United States -- Puerto Rico: University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras (Puerto Rico); 2009. Publication Number: AAT 3365019. Web usability or accessibility: Comparisons between people with and without intellectual disabilities in viewing complex naturalistic scenes using eye- tracking technology Bazar, Nancy Sceery. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2009. Section 0883, Part 0529 251 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- Virginia: George Mason University; 2009. Publication Number: AAT 3364571. Transition from secondary to postsecondary education: The perceptions of college students with learning disabilities Butler, Michael K.. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2009. Section 0543, Part 0529 121 pages; [Ed.D. dissertation].United States -- Minnesota: Walden University; 2009. Publication Number: AAT 3366746. Examination of case law (2007--2008) regarding Autism Spectrum Disorder and violations of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Hill, Doris Adams. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2009. Section 0012, Part 0529 141 pages; [Ed.D. dissertation].United States -- Alabama: Auburn University; 2009. Publication Number: AAT 3365542. Predictors of attitudes toward disability and employment policy issues among undergraduate students at the University of Nairobi Mamboleo, George Isaboke. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2009. Section 0009, Part 0529 148 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- Arizona: The University of Arizona; 2009. Publication Number: AAT 3366208. The needs of Korean-American and Korean families of children with disabilities Moon, Molly Minjung. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2009. Section 0075, Part 0529 241 pages; [Ed.D. dissertation].United States -- District of Columbia: The George Washington University; 2009. Publication Number: AAT 3366979. Adaptive behavior, self-determination, and quality of life for students with severe disabilities in inclusive and self-contained placements Morgan, Samuel Lambert. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2009. Section 0055, Part 0529 145 pages; [Ed.D. dissertation].United States -- New York: Teachers College, Columbia University; 2009. Publication Number: AAT 3368374. Perception of early intervention family outcome: Inside Chinese-American families having children with disabilities Wu, Pei-Fang Rachel. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2009. Section 0169, Part 0529 193 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- Oklahoma: The University of Oklahoma; 2009. Publication Number: AAT 3365921. Deaf children's acquisition of novel fingerspelled words Hile, Amy Elizabeth. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2009. Section 0051, Part 0679 182 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- Colorado: University of Colorado at Boulder; 2009. Publication Number: AAT 3366601. Twinned deviance: Women and disability in medieval literature Pearman, Tory Vandeventer. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2009. Section 0112, Part 0297 308 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- Illinois: Loyola University Chicago; 2009. Publication Number: AAT 3367121. Connection, caretaking, and conflict: The recalled, lived experience of adult daughters of bipolar mothers Presley, Louise Ribeiro. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2009. Section 0112, Part 0452 274 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- Illinois: Loyola University Chicago; 2009. Publication Number: AAT 3366142. "In the same soup": Marginality, vulnerability and belonging in life stories of disabled Ghanaian women Nepveux, Denise M.. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2009. Section 0806, Part 0453 559 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- Illinois: University of Illinois at Chicago, Health Sciences Center; 2009. Publication Number: AAT 3364825. The use of dogs to impact joint attention in children with autism spectrum disorders Welsh, Kenneth Charles. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2009. Section 0543, Part 0622 94 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- Minnesota: Walden University; 2009. Publication Number: AAT 3366835.