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Project

Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Minor in Disability Studies (Dis Minor)

Center:

AZ-Institute for Human Development, UCEDD

Fiscal Year:

2020

Contact Information:

Katherine Mahosky
[email protected]
928-523-3614

Project Description:

This is a 18 credit undergraduate minor in "Disability Studies". The minor provides students with foundational knowledge of the rapidly emerging field of disability studies. Students will have the opportunity to: 1) explore and critically examine the historical and legal treatment of people with disabilities; 2) acquire an awareness and understanding of the role of disability in today's society; 3) examine their own personal attitudes towards disability; 4) realize that disability is part of human diversity; and 5) appreciate the concepts of acceptance, inclusion, integration, independence and productivity as these apply to individuals with disabilties and society at large.

Keyword(s):

Disability Studies

Core Function(s):

Training Trainees

Area of Emphasis

Quality Assurance, Other - Leadership, Other

Target Audience:

Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees)

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Geographic Areas, Reservation, Rural/Remote

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

State