AUCD Pre-Conference Workshop on Developing Programs in Disability Studies

November 11, 2007

Developing Programs in Disability Studies

 

Date: Sunday, November 11, 2007

Time: 2:00pm - 5:30pm

  

Across the AUCD network at least 15 University Centers have been involved in establishing academic degree, minor, or certificate programs within the emerging field of Disability Studies.  Many other Centers are interested and actively exploring possibilities to foster programs within their Universities.  This workshop will allow for discussion and information sharing across the AUCD network, primarily concerning issues related to program development.  It will focus on the following topics:

 

2:00 - 3:00

Process of developing an academic program affiliated with or housed within a University Center

• Tamar Heller, Ph.D., Director, Institute on Disability and Human Development, University of Illinois at Chicago
• Bob Stodden, Ph.D., Director, Center on Disability Studies, University of Hawaii at Manoa

 

3:15 - 4:15

Structure, funding, faculty support, curriculum, and political challenges

• Lu Zeph, Ed.D., Director, Center for Community Inclusion & Disability Studies, University of Maine
• Terri Longhurst, M.S., Training Director, Wyoming Institute for Disabilities, University of Wyoming
• Toby Long, Ph.D., Training Director, Georgetown University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, Georgetown University

 

4:30 - 5:30

Marketing, student recruitment, and outcomes of a certificate/degree in Disability Studies

• Penny Seay, Ph.D., Director, Texas Center for Disability Studies, University of Texas at Austin    
• Steve Brown, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Center on Disability Studies, University of Hawaii at Manoa
• Mary Kay Rizzolo, Ph.D., Associate Director, Institute on Disability and Human Development, University of Illinois at Chicago