DISABILITY STUDIES DISSERTATION ABSTRACTS Disability Studies Dissertation Abstracts Editor’s 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/ A counterstory to master narratives for persons with disability: Carolyn Scheidies' life history Sherwood, Laura Ackerman. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2009. Section 1058, Part 0708 254 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- Virginia: Regent University; 2009. Publication Number: AAT 3360798. Chronic illness in the workplace, federal employment law, and ethical decision making in Arizona's public school systems Sweeney, Patrick. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2009. Section 0010, Part 0514 218 pages; [Ed.D. dissertation].United States -- Arizona: Arizona State University; 2009. Publication Number: AAT 3361296. Perceptions of parents of preschool children with and without disabilities regarding inclusion Hilbert, Dana Dawn. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2009. Section 0169, Part 0518 175 pages; [Ed.D. dissertation].United States -- Oklahoma: The University of Oklahoma; 2009. Publication Number: AAT 3355800. The college experience for students with physical disabilities Kane, Jessica L.. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2009. Section 0656, Part 0519 79 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- New York: State University of New York at Buffalo; 2009. Publication Number: AAT 3356042. Enhancing the effectiveness of a play intervention by abolishing the reinforcing value of stereotypy for children with autism Lang, Russell Bennett. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2009. Section 0227, Part 0529 113 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- Texas: The University of Texas at Austin; 2009. Publication Number: AAT 3356184. How is end-of-life care provided for older people who have developmental disabilities and live in a community residence? Kirkendall, Abbie Michelle. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2009. Section 0656, Part 0452 196 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- New York: State University of New York at Buffalo; 2009. Publication Number: AAT 3356045. Working alliance, hope, and functional outcome for individuals with schizophrenia: Mechanisms of influence Nakagami, Eri. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2009. Section 0208, Part 0452 134 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- California: University of Southern California; 2009. Publication Number: AAT 3355287. Quality of life of deaf and hard of hearing individuals in northern Nevada Jambor, Edina E.. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2009. Section 0139, Part 0628 181 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- Nevada: University of Nevada, Reno; 2009. Publication Number: AAT 3355585. Understanding Turkish-American families with children with autism: An informational website for mental health professionals in the United States Amin, Shukuh May. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2009. Section 1434, Part 0622 125 pages; [Psy.D. dissertation].United States -- California: Alliant International University, San Francisco Bay; 2009. Publication Number: AAT 3358383. Approach to disability from development perspective: Validating the "Rights Model of Disability" in middle income Arab countries, Jordan and Lebanon Nagata, Kozue. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2008. Section 4049, Part 0700 342 pages; [D.D.S. dissertation].Japan: Nihon Fukushi Daigaku (Japan); 2008. Publication Number: AAT 3351324. ADHD in black and white: A comparative inquiry in narrative and photographs examining the social construction of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in poor African American and affluent White American families Hatt, Sean Patrick. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2009. Section 0669, Part 0622 215 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- California: Institute of Transpersonal Psychology; 2009. Publication Number: AAT 3350059. Constructivist online environments: A case study using adult students with learning disabilities pursuing a higher education degree Crum, Mary Beth Platt. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2009. Section 0543, Part 0516 206 pages; [Ed.D. dissertation].United States -- Minnesota: Walden University; 2009. Publication Number: AAT 3355035. A strengths-based approach to building social competence in adolescents with Asperger's syndrome McGuire, Jane E.. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2009. Section 1389, Part 0525 143 pages; [Psy.D. dissertation].United States -- California: Alliant International University, San Diego; 2009. Publication Number: AAT 3356849. Quality of experience in mainstreaming and full inclusion of blind and visually impaired high school instrumental music students Moss, Frederick W., Jr.. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2009. Section 0127, Part 0522 334 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- Michigan: University of Michigan; 2009. Publication Number: AAT 3354033. General and special educators' attitudes toward students with severe disabilities included in the regular education classroom Davis, Tracie. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2009. Section 0543, Part 0529 119 pages; [Ed.D. dissertation].United States -- Minnesota: Walden University; 2009. Publication Number: AAT 3355078. Ending the bigotry of low expectations? No Child Left Behind and the Texas state alternative assessment for students with disabilities Lewis, Dale L.. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2008. Section 1035, Part 0529 149 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- Texas: Texas State University - San Marcos; 2008. Publication Number: AAT 3353656. Race ipsa loquitur: How blind people understand race and its implications for equal protection Obasogie, Osagie Kingsley. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2008. Section 0028, Part 0631 228 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- California: University of California, Berkeley; 2008. Publication Number: AAT 3353063. Quality of life of people with disabilities: Stories of successful adults Davis, Phyllis Ann. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2009. Section 0462, Part 0628 173 pages; [Ed.D. dissertation].United States -- Ohio: Ashland University; 2009. Publication Number: AAT 3357567. The narrated subjective experience of stigma for adolescents diagnosed with a mental illness and prescribed psychiatric medication Kranke, Derrick Alan. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2009. Section 0042, Part 0630 222 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- Ohio: Case Western Reserve University; 2009. Publication Number: AAT 3353331. Promoting personhood among nursing home residents living with dementia Buron, Bill. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2009. Section 0365, Part 0569 161 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- Arkansas: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; 2009. Publication Number: AAT 3357541. Deaf women with breast cancer: The meaning of social supports Faix-Wilkinson, Kristin. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2009. Section 0543, Part 0992 133 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- Minnesota: Walden University; 2009. Publication Number: AAT 3355038. Psychosocial factors that bind adults in a long-term, spontaneous group process: A grounded theory inquiry Witten, Dona J.. Proquest Dissertations And Theses 2009. Section 1414, Part 0384 417 pages; [Ph.D. dissertation].United States -- Ohio: Union Institute and University; 2009. Publication Number: AAT 3353415.