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Disabled in School Psychology Project (DISPP)

Generating awareness for disabled school psychologists, including school psychologists with mental health conditions and chronic illness

The mission of the Disabled in School Psychology Project (DISPP) is to foster inclusivity, awareness, and empowerment within the field of school psychology for disabled graduate students, practitioners, and researchers. An immediate focus of DISPP is on understanding the experiences of disabled school psychologists through the workplace experiences of disabled school psychologists study (includes those who have mental health conditions).

Only 5.3% of school psychologists identify as having a disability (Goforth et al., 2021).

DISPP intentionally uses both identity-first (person with a disability) and person-first language (disabled person). These language choices attempt to best represent the broad perspectives of how disability is viewed across the disabled community. DISPP acknowledges that individual language preferences may vary from person to person and recognizes the ongoing evolution of terminology within the disabled community.

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