*/If we were asked to develop a prioritized list of research topics 
needed for our field, what topics should we include in that list?/*

Here would be two from my wish list:

In my work I observe that it isn't so much something that's "wrong" with 
the individual with a disability. Rather, it is something in his or her 
environment that creates a disabling condition because of inflexibility 
and inability to accommodate to individual differences. There is 
something "wrong" with the environment. Please let there be research 
into best practices for providing flexible, accommodating, and 
motivating learning environments.

I would like to see continuing basic research into the mechanisms of 
reading, specifically, the cognitive, linguistic, psycho-social, 
developmental, sensory, and other processes that are brought to bear on 
the task of reading. It is a rich and varied field, and there should be 
lots of room for different perspectives.

Tom Woods
Community High School of Vermont