Educational positioning and the damage to youth potential : Disabled academic identities ; Social context of disability ; Cross-context ethnography ; Organization of book
pt. I. Positioning and the production of disabled identities. Interlude: The water boy
1. Social processes of disablement : Academic failure: who is to blame? ; Social impact on students' lives and identities ; The power of self-determination
2. Ability and the power of personal agency : Developing agency and expanding possibilities ; Tinsley and school ; Different places, different powers, different stakes ; The threat of disablement
pt. II. Disabling practices and youth resistance. Interlude: A mother's tale
3. Stereotypes and restricted trajectories of learning : Spencer on probation ; The shadow of personal histories ; Disidentification with school ; Hidden curriculum: race and gender stereotypes ; Devin: smart and black ; Resisting disabling practices
4. Images of disability and conflicting identities : Identities in motion ; James in the Ghillie suit ; Positioning and disability ; Mark: "I used to be autistic, but not anymore" ; Supporting an academic identity ; Student relationships with disability labels ; Summary: Patterns of youth resistance
pt. III. The power to reposition youth. Interlude: Impromptu
5. Pride and possibility in schools : Setting the stage: stepping into pathways ; Flexible school structures and student perceptions ; Colby Simpson: coming back to life ; Mentorship at the music workshop ; Accessibility and capabilities
6. Supporting ability development in classrooms : An ability-oriented mindset for teaching ; Student-informed teaching: a matrix for accommodations and assessments ; Active and supported participation: planning for barriers and opportunities ; Developing strengths and goals: a reflection and documentation grid ; Flexible ideas about abilities and intelligence
7. Youth leadership and transformative teams : Ana at debate camp: "Everyone gets to talk" ; Having to stand: learning the practices ; Repositioning youth and learning to lead ; Battling a fear of failure ; Transformative peer groups ; Youth repositioning youth
