Strength-Based Approaches to Educating All Learners with Disabilities

Michael L. Wehmeyer is the Ross and Marianna Beach Distinguished Professor in Special Education, chair of the Department of Special Education, and senior scientist and director of the Beach Center on Disability, University of Kansas.

“I found Wehmeyer’s historical lens, commitment to elevating expectations for all learners, and focus on innovating with students’ strengths and interests in mind to be an important contribution to special education discourse. With optimism and specificity, he articulates a vision of the possibilities of inclusive educational practices by modeling what it means to think beyond special education.”—Teachers College Record