Introduction to Disability Studies

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This course provides an introduction to the field of Disability Studies, in both an academic and applied context, and will examine the issues that affect the inclusion and integration of people with disabilities in the U.S., including: the history and impact of medical and social attitudes toward disability; the legacy and future of the disability rights movement; disability policy and laws, and their effects on workplace, technological, and physical environments; representations of disability in mass media; access to education and employment; and contemporary national efforts to expand the rights and to promote the inclusion of people with disabilities in the workplace, educational domain, and everyday society.?