Disability Studies Program
Core Function: Professional Training
The Disability Studies Program is one of
the projects of the UCEDD Community Disability Policy Initiative
(CDPI) which works with the consumer community on systems change
efforts. The aim of the Disability Studies Program is to develop
and integrate disability studies curricula across disciplines and
departments university-wide. To achieve this, Sharan Brown, CDPI
Director, serves on the university-wide Disability Studies Development
Committee that includes faculty from across campus. Committee members
work collaboratively to increase the awareness of students and faculty
of disability-related issues through expanding disability studies
course offerings.
The Disability Studies Program has made
significant strides in recent years, having established a Disability
Studies Minor and implemented three new courses: Disability &
Society: An Introduction to Disabilities Studies; Disability Law,
Policy, & the Community; and Civil & Human Rights Law for
People with Disabilities: National and International Perspectives.
The Disability Studies program was
also awarded a President’s Diversity Appraisal Implementation
Fund to develop and provide the Disability Studies Curriculum Transformation
Seminar to UW faculty. This seminar will assist faculty in developing
new courses focusing on disabilities or revise existing one to include
disabilities studies.
More Information
Disability
Studies website |
