Finally it is online -MENASWA on ScholarWorks
Giving a Voice to an invisible population: the experiences of families of students with disabilities from the Middle East, North Africa, and Southwest Asia (MENASWA) in the United States Special Education System Fallah, Soraya http://scholarworks.csun.edu/handle/10211.3/196185 URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10211.3/196185 Date: 2017-09-19 Abstract: Students with disabilities from Middle Eastern, North African, and Southwest Asian (MENASWA) are often not recorded in the United States Special Education system due to their racial classification as White. This study describes the experiences of families of MENASWA descent and their children who have been identified into the U.S. Special Education system and explains correlations with specific demographic data, such as gender, socioeconomic status, age, religion, and so forth. The intent of the research is to determine if specific demographics impact the experiences and perceptions of these families, as well as to identi
