Disability Studies

Catalog description

This is a survey course of disability studies from an interdisciplinary approach. The course will investigate, critique, and enhance society's perception and understandings of disability both locally and globally. This course explores the concept of disability in health, education, legal systems, community, media, and diverstiy. This course will apply the core concepts of disability theory to analyze issues in history, policy, culture, and human rights. Students will participate in various assignments that will allow them to reflect and integrate key concepts from this course into their own disciplines.