Vol. 6 No. 1 (2026): NERDS Special Issue

NERDS Special Issue

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  Centering the Knowledge of Neurodivergent and Disabled Educators & Educators to Be An Introduction to the Special Issue

  Carlyn Mueller, Victoria VanUitert, Lauren Zepp

  • PDF Introduction to the NERDS Special Issue
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  Designing for Access Learning From Disabled Educators in Higher Education

  Zoe Dean, Samantha Didrichsen

  8-14

  • PDF Dean and Didrichsen (2026)
  • JOSEP Speaks Podcast
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  Creating a Disabled Speakers’ Bureau to Influence Policy and Practice in Teacher Preparation

  Lauren Zepp, Briannah Busch, Courtney Wilt

  16-24

  • PDF Zepp et al. (2026)
  • JOSEP Speaks Podcast
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  Facilitating Effective Neurodiverse Group Work in Teacher Education

  Victoria VanUitert, Siva priya Santhanam

  26-36

  • PDF VanUitert & Santhanam (2026)
  • JOSEP Speaks Podcast
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  Beyond Survival Reflections on Anti-Ableist Mentorship in Special Education Teacher Education

  Kathryn M. Meyer, Lindsey A. Chapman

  38-44

  • PDF Meyer & Chapman (2026)
  • JOSEP Speaks Podcast
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  From Candidate to Colleague Preparing Special Educators with Disabilities

  Amanda Lannan, Shalece Kohnke

  46-54

  • PDF Lannan & Kohnke (2026)
  • JOSEP Speaks Podcast
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  Preparing Special Education Teachers to Support Autistic Female Students’ Well-being

  Jennifer Macko, Jaime Pearson

  56-66

  • PDF Macko & Pearson (2026)
  • JOSEP Speaks Podcast