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Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD), published in association with TASH, is a critically acclaimed and widely-read journal in the field of disabilities. RPSD publishes breakthrough articles on such topics as inclusion, augmentative and alternative communication, supported living and employment, early childhood issues, self-advocacy, positive behavioral supports, and disability rights.

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More Than One Way: Stories of UDL and Inclusive Classrooms by K. Alisa Lowrey, Aleksandra Hollingshead, Kathy Howery, and John B. Bishop

The Uses of Qualitative Research: Powerful Methods to Inform Evidence-Based Practice in Education by Elizabeth B. Kozleski

Evidence-Based and Values-Based Practices for People With Severe Disabilities by George H. S. Singer, Martin Agran, and Fred Spooner

Promoting Inclusion Through Evidence-Based Alternatives to Restraint and Seclusion by Barbara Trader, Jennifer Stonemeier, Tricia Berg, Christen Knowles, Michelle Massar, Manuel Monzalve, Sarah Pinkelman, Rhonda Nese, Traci Ruppert, and Robert Horner

Evidence-Based Practice in Special Education and Cultural Adaptations: Challenges and Implications for Research by Mian Wang and Yeana Lam

Toward Competitive Employment for Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: What Progress Have We Made and Where Do We Need to Go by Paul Wehman, Joshua Taylor, Valerie Brooke, Lauren Avellone, Holly Whittenburg, Whitney Ham, Alissa Molinelli Brooke, and Staci Carr

Establishing the State of Affairs for Evidence-Based Practices in Students With Severe Disabilities by Fred Spooner, Bethany R. McKissick, and Victoria F. Knight

Systematic Review of Instructional Methods to Teach Employment Skills to Secondary Students With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities by Carly B. Gilson, Erik W. Carter, and Elizabeth E. Biggs

Values, Practice, Science, and AAC by Pat Mirenda

Addressing the General Education Curriculum in General Education Settings with Students with Severe Disabilities by Sarah L. Ballard and Stacy K. Dymond