Framing Learning Disabilities and Disproportionality: Medicalization as an Obstacle of Progress

an image of a brain, a hand with cash and two figures (one in all black and the other in all white) with two arrows (one going from the hand and the other going from the figure) to the brain

Illustration by Katie Gu Article by Olivia First Black students have been overrepresented in learning disability diagnoses for almost two decades. This places a disproportionate population in restrictive, stigmatized learning environments that teach derivative curricula, produce higher dropout rates, and can affect individuals across their life course. The educational community has attempted to address this […]