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 has been appointed the Director of the Disability Studies Program and chairs the university-wide Disability Studies Steering Committee that includes faculty and students 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 and offering additional educational opportunities for the campus and community. The Disability Studies Program has been made a permanent program in the Undergraduate College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Washington with an ongoing yearly budget to cover administrative and instructional costs.
The DSP currently offers a Disability Studies Minor, a Major through Individualized Studies in the College of Arts & Sciences, and is exploring the feasibility of offering a Graduate Certificate in Disability Studies in the near future. The program offers four core 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 the Advanced Seminar in Disability Studies. In addition we have been successful in offering four additional courses sponsored by existing academic departments and schoolsÂbioethics, rehabilitation medicine, and law.
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 working with the School of Law to sponsor a series of speakers on mental health and law. We awarded our first annual Harlan Hahn awards to faculty for research and travel and scholarships to students for various disability studies activities. 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
