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Vertically Integrated Projects: DISCAPAZ Disability Experiences In The Borderlands

Contact Information:

Jacy Farkas
[email protected]
520-626-2207

Project Description:

Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) is a transformative approach to higher education that engages undergraduate and graduate students in ambitious, long-term, large-scale, multidisciplinary project teams. VIP teams are led by faculty, using a model that has been rigorously evaluated and refined for more than two decades at participating campuses in the U.S. and internationally. The overarching inquiry is to examine what it means to live with disability in the Arizona-Mexico borderlands. Through this inquiry, DISCAPAZ will provide advocates, practitioners, and the public a deeper understanding of issues, needs, and power of the disability community in this region. Through practical training in community-based research and program development, students will gain skills in interdisciplinary research and practice, and authentic community engagement and partnerships that will prepare them for real-world practice in their own disciplines. Students will learn to be advocates for inclusive and equitable practices through a cultural and disability lens. Experiences will provide opportunity to deepen their investment and networks in the local community through engagement with our partners and programs on the U.S.-Mexico border.

Keyword(s):

diversity

Core Function(s):

Training Trainees

Area of Emphasis

Other - Cultural Diversity, Other - Leadership

Target Audience:

Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees)

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Racial or Ethnic Minorities

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

State