Hello Eric,
Currently, the MultiSelect widget is designed to render all items in the data source. If you would like to disable some items, then you will need to filter the data source and thus hiding the undesired items. This is the only workaround, which can be used to accomplish your goal.
Regards,
Georgi Krustev
Telerik
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