Abstract:In this paper, we focus on the city of Chicago to examine how Black and Latinx parents of students with dis/abilities 1 engage with school choice. Using analytical tools from 1 We used the term dis/ability with a slash "to denote dis/ability not as an individual trait, but rather a social construction-the product of cultural, political, and economic practices. This understanding does not deny biological and psychological differences, but emphasizes such differences gain meaning, often with severe negative consequences (e.g., segregation), through human activities informed by norms. Dis/ability is also an
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