The Unteachables: Disability Rights and the Invention of Black Special Education: By Keith A. Mayes

Keith A. Mayes’s (2023)The Unteachables: Disability Rights and the Invention of Black Special Education is a pivotal exploration of the intersection between race, disability, and education in the United States. The text provides a critical historical analysis, revealing how special education has been shaped by and contributes to systemic racial inequity. Significantly, this book extends its relevance beyond members of the American Association of Teaching and Curriculum (AATC) to encompass a broader audience. It holds valuable insights for current teachers who face the daily challenge of meeting diverse student needs, undergraduate and graduate students who are forming their educational philosophies, and college faculty who specialize in race and special education coursework. This diverse readership will find Mayes’s work an enlightening and extensive resource that confronts essential issues with profound implications for policy and practice.