Disability Studies Abstracts *** EditorŐs Note: This is a new section of RDS courtesy of Jonathan Erlen of the University of Pittsburgh. Abstracts listed below are selected from a full list of disability-related dissertation abstracts updated quarterly. The full list is available at: http://www.hsls.pitt.edu/guides/histmed/researchresources/dissertations/index_html. Attitudes and willingness of California community college public safety (Police, fire and emergency medical services) faculty to provideaccommodations for students with learning disabilities. Malangko, Mark C. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2008. Section 0035, Part 0514 136 pages; [Ed.D. dissertation].United States -- California: University of California, Santa Barbara; 2008. Publication Number: AAT 3323700. Cultural worlds of d/Deaf children in school. Valente, Joseph Michael. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2008. Section 0010, Part 0518 172 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- Arizona: Arizona State University; 2008. Publication Number: AAT 3321177. Can a therapeutic summer camp program improve school performance and behavioral outcomes for students with EBD. Boone-Thornton, Michelle. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2008. Section 1058, Part 0525 165 pages; [Ed.D. dissertation].United States -- Virginia: Regent University; 2008. Publication Number: AAT 3326832. The supervision experience and process through the eyes of the hearing supervisor, deaf counselor-in-training, and the sign language interpreter: A case study. Hanks, Brooks Bastian. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2008. Section 0320, Part 0519 218 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- Idaho: Idaho State University; 2008. Publication Number: AAT 3322825. Exploration of siblings' explanatory models of Autism. Carter, Faye Isobel. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2008. Section 0031, Part 0529 202 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- California: University of California, Los Angeles; 2008. Publication Number: AAT 3322093. Disproportionate representation of preschool-aged children with disabilities. Morrier, Michael Joseph. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2008. Section 0079, Part 0518 290 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- Georgia: Georgia State University; 2008. Publication Number: AAT 3323226. Learning to be Deaf. Garrett, Barbara Donelle. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2008. Section 0993, Part 0326 229 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- California: School of Intercultural Studies, Biola University; 2008. Publication Number: AAT 3322812. Public policy analysis about the services provided to special needs students. Montanez Concepcion, Isabel Cristina. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2008. Section 0281, Part 0452 256 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- Puerto Rico: University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras (Puerto Rico); 2008. Publication Number: AAT 3319567. Marital quality and self-efficacy: Influence on disease management among individuals with rheumatoid arthritis. Tewary, Sweta. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2008. Section 0202, Part 0452 137 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- South Carolina: University of South Carolina; 2008. Publication Number: AAT 3321442. The lived experience of parenting children with Tourette's Syndrome: A phenomenological study. Sasnett, Roger H.. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2008. Section 0168, Part 0622 152 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- Ohio: The Ohio State University; 2008. Publication Number: AAT 3321350. The drinking pattern of deaf college students. Kalellis, Mickey James. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2008. Section 1443, Part 0622 172 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- Arizona: Northcentral University; 2008. Publication Number: AAT 3323776. A sibling support group for siblings of children with autism. Perez, Tracy. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2008. Section 1355, Part 0622 125 pages; [Psy.D. dissertation].United States -- Florida: Carlos Albizu University; 2008. Publication Number: AAT 3319751. Perceptions of sibling relationship quality: Differences between deaf-hearing dyads and hearing-hearing dyads. Dardeen, Kelly Renee. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2008. Section 0094, Part 0451 81 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- Indiana: Indiana State University; 2008. Publication Number: AAT 3322202.