Language and English Language Learners, or ELL, play a large part in the education of students with disabilities. There are often issues with instructing ELL students who are also in special education. This is a very detailed and helpful article on various strategies and interventions that can be used with ELL students with disabilities.
For special education students who are in the ELL classroom, there is an entire other issue. There are many cultural factors at play, and often, the trouble is attributed to cognitive difficulty rather than issues with language acquisition. This link is also very helpful with introducing strategies and support in these classrooms.
For purposes of being an informed teacher, this article details why ELL students are often misidentified as having special needs. I somewhat mentioned the main reason last paragraph, and it's that there is a misattribution of ability, and that the learning difficulty is believed to be caused by a cognitive deficit as opposed to a the difficulty they're having trying to learn a new language.
All three of these articles come from Colorín Colorado, a website with resources, data, activities, and information for parents and educators of ELL students.
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