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Donna Sacco, PhD, brings more than 20 years of experience at the national, state, and local levels in special education and English language acquisition. Her work and publications focus on students who are dually identified as English learners with disabilities, including distinguishing language difference from disability, supporting appropriate special education identification, and developing and implementing high quality, EL responsive IEPs. Dr. Sacco is also an editor and author of Exceptionality in Schools and Society: A Guide for Future Educators (4th ed.; O’Brien & Sacco, 2023).