Disability Studies Program
Project Description:
The aim of the Disability Studies Program (DSP) is to develop and integrate disability studies curricula across disciplines and departments university-wide. The CDPI Director serves on the university-wide Disability Studies Steering Committee that includes faculty from across campus. Committee members work collaboratively to increase the awareness of students and faculty about disability-related issues through expanding disability studies course offerings. The CDPI director has recently been appointed as the acting Director of the DSP and is working with the Provost?s Office to establish permanent funding for the program.The DSP has a Disability Studies Minor, a Major through General Studies in the College of Arts & Sciences, and has begun the approval process for a Graduate Certificate in Disability Studies. The program has developed four permanent courses: Disability & Society: An Introduction to Disabilities Studies; Disability Law, Policy, & the Community; Civil & Human Rights Law for People with Disabilities: National and International Perspectives; and History of Eugenics. Funding is also in place to develop and offer a new introductory course for freshmen as well as an advanced seminar for upper division students.The DSP was awarded a President's Diversity Appraisal Implementation Fund to develop and provide the Disability Studies Curriculum Transformation Seminar to UW faculty. The DSP has offered annual conferences on topics of importance to advancing disability rights, and is currently developing a funding proposal to support the continuation of a seminar series with the medical ethics and bio-ethics departments at the University on the impact of science/medicine on individuals with disabilities. Details of the DSP can be found on the revised website at http://depts.washington.edu/disstud/ .
Core Function(s):
Performing Technical Assistance and/or Training
Area of Emphasis
Health-Related Activities
Target Audience:
Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees), Professionals and Para-Professionals
Unserved or Under-served Populations:
None
Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:
State
COVID-19 Related Data:
N/A
