AUCD: Welcome Reception and Evening Poster Session: What Does Disability Studies Bring to the AUCD Network?
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Presenter
Laura Eisenman, ProfessorCenter for Disabilities Studies, UCEDD/LEND
Other Presenter(s)
Michelle Jarman, Laramie, WY, WY - Wyoming Institute for Disabilities, UCEDD;Sarah Parker Harris, Chicago, IL, IL - Institute on Disability & Human Development, UCEDD/LEND;
Aly Patsavas, Chicago, IL, IL - Institute on Disability & Human Development, UCEDD/LEND;
Megan A. Conway, Honolulu, HI, HI - Center on Disability Studies, UCEDD/LEND;
Jack M. Brandt, Richmond, VA, VA - Partnership for People with Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND;
Description
Within the AUCD network there are a variety of disability studies programs. This presentation includes a brief overview of those programs and takes a closer look at four diverse programs in regard to their structure, location within the university, and focus. Challenges and possibilities related to the inter- and multi-disciplinary work of disability studies within the AUCD network and connections to the larger disability studies field will be explored.Back to Session: Welcome Reception and Evening Poster Session