SW 565 Critical Disability Studies in Practice

Emphasizes deepening understanding of lived experiences of individuals with disability in the context of larger societal and community structures. Students will examine participation, community, health, mental health, education, academia, personal assistance services, violence, hate crime, and employment through critical disabilities studies theory and first person narratives. Through lectures, readings, guest speakers, assignments and discussions, students will engage with each other to encourage application of new concepts in current and future academic, professional, and personal lives.