The changing landscape of arts education and special education / Jean B. Crockett and Michael Blakeslee -- Conceptual and historical foundations of education in and through the arts for students with disabilities / Sharon M. Malley -- Collaboration between special education and arts education: negotiating standards for teachers and students / Sharon M. Malley -- Creativity, disability, diversity, and inclusion / Karen Keifer-Boyd -- Legal aspects of teaching students with disabilities in the arts / Jean B. Crockett -- Using evidence-based practice in teaching students with and at risk for developing disabilities / Bryan G. Cook, Jamie Simpson-Steele, and Lysandra Cook -- Preparing to teach students with disabilities in and through the arts / Juliann B. Dorff -- Paraeducator issues and strategies for supporting students with disabilities in arts education / Ritu V. Chopra, Diane Carroll, and Sharon K. Manjack -- Inclusion and disability in visual arts education / Michelle Kraft -- Including students with disabilities in music education / Alice Ann Darrow and Mary Adamek -- Dance education for students with disabilities / Jenny Seham -- Including students with disabilities in theatre education / Sally Bailey -- Arts integration and special education / Alida Anderson and Katherine A. Berry -- Arts in the therapeutic process: art therapy, dance/movement therapy, and music therapy in schools / Mary Adamek and Alice Ann Darrow -- Community arts for youth with disabilities / Donalyn Heise -- Perspectives of young artists with disabilities: negotiating identity / Erin J. Hoppe -- Family perspectives on access to arts education for students with disabilities / Ryan M. Hourigan and Alice M. Hammel -- Career and workforce development in the arts for youth with disabilities / Michael W. Harvey and John D. Kemp -- International perspectives on arts education and special education: views from the field / Donald DeVito with Gertrude Bien Aime, Hannah Ehrli, Abijah Bertrand, and Gloria Valladares -- The impact of technology innovations at the intersection of arts education and special education / Kimberly McCord and Sharon M. Malley -- Educating students in and through the arts: the need for research and evaluation / Rob Horowitz -- Trends and issues influencing arts education for students with disabilities / Jean B. Crockett and Sharon M. Malley.

"The Handbook of Arts Education and Special Education brings together for the first time in a single reference volume, policy, research, and practices in special education and arts education synthesized to inform stakeholders across a broad spectrum of education. This handbook encompasses arts education for students with disabilities from pre-K through transition into post-secondary educational settings, as well as community arts education, with particular attention to research-based practices; professional standards; students' cognitive, artistic, and social growth; career education; and future directions for research and practice in special education and arts education"--