- Disability Studies in Education

Catalog description

This course provides participants with an understanding of the ways in which disability studies can inform current educational policies, practices and curriculum design. Participants will investigate both theoretical and practical aspects of the field of disability studies in education - including social, cultural and historical policies and philosophies - and strategies for addressing the biases inherent in many of these influences. Course topics include issues such as changing conceptions of disability, the lingering impacts of eugenics and institutionalization, the promise and progress of the disability rights movement, disability law and policy, personal and family narratives, the portrayal and inclusion of individuals with diverse abilities in the modern media, and, the promotion of least restrictive attitudes in K-12 classrooms.