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	Disability Studies at Syracuse University [Disability Studies]
		Disability Studies applies social, cultural, historical, and philosophical perspectives to the study of disability in society.
		Disability Studies at Syracuse is designed to provide students with the skills, methods, and perspectives to play a variety of leadership roles in disability research, policy, and advocacy.
		Disability Studies and Mental Retardation – Argues that the study of mental retardation, as a social and cultural construct, belongs in Disability Studies and demonstrate how many of the principles associated with Disability Studies can be applied to the study of mental retardation.
	disabilitystudies.syr.edu /what/disabilitystudiesatSU.aspx (3972 words)

	The New Disability Studies: Inclusion or Tolerance? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The new disability studies is attempting to build the scholarly, pedagogical, and institutional structures that will enable us to understand in fresh ways both the fundamental human experience of embodiment and the meanings we have given to bodily variations and changes.
		Bestowing the name new disability studies on the collection of scholarship, critical theory, teaching practices, professional activities, and collegial networks that has issued from the humanities on the topic of disability over the last several years is itself a legitimating act--which is precisely my point, of course.
		Disability studies thus uses mainstream critical theory to dismantle the widespread belief that disability is a natural state of bodily inferiority, exposing that assumption as a cultural product fabricated from bodily variation.
	www.adfl.org /ADFL/bulletin/v31n1/311049.htm (3631 words)

	Institute on Disabilities
		Disability Studies, like analogous diversity studies (e.g., Women’s Studies and African American Studies), places disability within a social and political context, challenging the notion that the statuses and roles of individuals with disability result from physical or psychological aspects of disability.
		By approaching disability from the perspective of human diversity and universality, the program promotes a more accurate understanding and appreciation of people with disabilities and the evolution of their civil rights movement; it also invites its audience to reflect on how the study of disability relates to professional, social and personal aspects of their lives.
		That contextual foundation for Disability Studies is provided by a core of required courses that provide exposure to disability from a variety of perspectives: past and current definitions, fundamental concepts, theories, practices, policies, histories, institutions, communities, and events that shape our understanding of biological and cognitive differences.
	disabilities.temple.edu /programs/ds (473 words)

	Open Directory - Society: Disabled: Disability Studies
		Centre for Disability Studies - An interdisciplinary centre for teaching and research in the field of disability studies at the University of Leeds.
		A course of studies exploring the historical, cultural and socio-political challenges and accomplishments of the disability community and culture.
		Society for Disability Studies - A nonprofit scientific and educational organization established to promote interdisciplinary research on humanistic and social scientific aspects of disability and chronic illness.
	www.dmoz.org /Society/Disabled/Disability_Studies (823 words)

	Disability Studies at The Ohio State University
		Disability Studies at The Ohio State University examines the nature, meaning, and consequences of disability in global culture from an integrated social, political, cultural model.
		It incorporates historical, phenomenological, political, cultural, medical, sociological, technological, educational, and legal perspectives in order to provide an enriched and coherent view of disability as part of universal human experience, by understanding and analyzing disability as a phenomenon that simultaneously manifests itself at the bodily, person, and societal levels.
		The interdisciplinary Disability Studies program is housed in the Colleges of the Arts and Sciences; however, it spans 12 colleges, departments, schools and centers.
	disabilitystudies.osu.edu (180 words)

	Garland Newsletter on Incorporating Disability Studies into American Studies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The major emphasis of Disability Studies is to shift from a medical model to a minority model in studying disability.
		Disability is not only the focus of current scholarly inquiry, it is a pedagogical issue as well.
		Disabled people are the largest minority group in the United States, and the demographic aging of America promises to increase their presence.
	www.georgetown.edu /crossroads/interests/ds-hum/thomson.html (751 words)

	Disability Studies: Information and Resources
		Disability Studies is a vibrant and diverse “field” or “area of inquiry.” First of all, it is interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary.
		Disability is discussed in relation to social oppression, similar to that experienced by women, minority ethnic and racial groups, and lesbians and gay men.
		She argues that Disability Studies must understand the meanings people make of variations in human behavior, appearance, and functioning, not simply acknowledge that these variations “exist.” Linton explores the divisions society constructs between those labeled disabled and those who are not.
	thechp.syr.edu /Disability_Studies_2003_current.html (15405 words)

	Inside Higher Ed :: Why Disability Studies Matters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Disability studies has the potential to make people see that the world has been designed to exclude many people with disabilities from the wheel chair user to the person with cognitive or affective disorders.
		Disability studies should not be the assertion of yet another identity category, but an inquiry into the process of identities produced through the body.
		The other is in the professionalized study of disability — the disabled, physical and social norms and definitions of ability and disability, past and present in Western and non-Western societies — which is sadly lacking and which makes discussions of present and future policy much harder by its lack.
	www.insidehighered.com /views/2005/02/21/ldavis1__1 (3706 words)

	Society for Disability Studies General Information
		The Society for Disability Studies (SDS) invites scholars from a variety of disciplines to bring their talents and concerns to the study of disability as a key aspect of human experience on a par with race, class, gender, sex, and sexual orientation.
		(2) The research submitted must be relevant to disability studies, which we define broadly to include the examinations of concepts and values related to disability in all forms of cultural representation throughout history, as well as analyses which deepen our understanding of the personal and social dimensions of the lived experience of disability.
		The 2006 Conference, “Disability Goes Public,” features plenaries on the impact of hurricane Katrina on people with disabilities, the connections and divergences between Deaf studies and disability studies, and the definitions of disability used in disability studies.
	www.uic.edu /orgs/sds/generalinfo.html (2023 words)

	Disability Studies, Temple U.
		Disability Studies, Temple U. Disability Studies, Temple U. Cool stuff in the world of Geography, Disability Studies, and Educational Leadership.
		So when you see the satellite images of the smoke plumes, or hear about how many square miles are burned, remember that a much wider area is affected by these events in less dramatic ways (no good television footage to gain from asthmatic gasping, or kids sitting indoors instead of having recess).
		And the theme of the next Disability Blog Carnival is....
	disstud.blogspot.com (1370 words)

	DISABILITY STUDIES AT SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Disability studies applies social, cultural, historical, and philosophical perspectives to the study of disability in society.
		Building on the tradition of Syracuse University's School of Education in the area of disability, disability studies is designed to help students understand and work to overcome the barriers to full participation of people with disabilities in society.
		Six additional credit hours in disability related courses or other courses (.e.g., research methods) or experiences (e.g., internship or independent study) that provide skills and knowledge that can be applied to the study of disability.
	thechp.syr.edu /disstud.htm (1175 words)

	AERA SIG: DSE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Disability Studies is an emerging interdisciplinary field of scholarship that critically examines issues related to the dynamic interplays between disability and various aspects of culture and society.
		Disability studies unites critical inquiry and political advocacy by utilizing scholarly approaches from post-positivist social sciences as well as the humanities and the arts.
		To encourage Disability Studies in education; to provide an organizational vehicle for networking among Disability Studies researchers in education; and to increase the visibility and influence of Disability Studies among all educational researchers.
	ced.ncsu.edu /2/dse (141 words)

	Open Directory - Society: Disabled: Disability Studies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Centre for Disability Studies - An interdisciplinary centre for teaching and research in the field of disability studies at the University of Leeds.
		Disability Studies Concentration - Applies social, cultural, historical, and philosophical perspectives to the study of disability in society.
		Society for Disability Studies - A nonprofit scientific and educational organization established to promote interdisciplinary research on humanistic and social scientific aspects of disability and chronic illness.
	dmoz.org /Society/Disabled/Disability_Studies (944 words)

	WHAT IS DISABILITY STUDIES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		My intention is todisclos[e] how the "physically disabled" are produced by way of legal, medical, political, cultural, and literary narratives that comprise an exclusionary discourse.I want to move disability from the realm of medicine into that of political minorities, to recast it from a form of pathology to a form of ethnicity.
		By asserting that disability is a reading of bodily particularities in the context of social power relations, I intend to counter the accepted notions of physical disability as an absolute, inferior state and a personal misfortune.
		In the broadest sense, my aim in teaching disability studies is to complicate the received "we" and "they" conception that implies both a victim/perpetrator and a normal/abnormal relationship between the disabled and the nondisabled.
	soeweb.syr.edu /thefci/8-2ric (2683 words)

	Society for Disability Studies Publications
		The DSQ is committed to developing theoretical and practical knowledge about disability and to promoting the full and equal participation of persons with disabilities in society.
		Although the DSQ is associated with the Society for Disability Studies, the subscription price for the DSQ is not included in the dues for SDS membership.
		Disability Studies Quarterly is indexed in REHABDATA which is a data base maintained by the National Rehabilitation Information Center, Silver Spring, MD, (800) 346-2742, ext.
	www.towson.edu /~bhalle/pubs.html (907 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Disability Studies Today: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Moreover, since disability studies, like ethnic, women’s and gay and lesbian studies, has developed from a position of engagement and activism rather than one of detachment, the articles in this volume maintain this tradition.
		Topics covered include: the history of the development of disability studies in Britain and America, key ideas, issues and thinkers, the role of the body, divisions and hierarchies, history, power and identity, work, politics and the disabled peoples’ movement, globalization, human rights, research and the role of the academy.
		Disability Studies Today'provides an invaluable introduction to and an overview of these concerns and controversies.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0745626572 (859 words)

	Disability Studies - PhD Program in Disability Studies -
		This perspective illuminates how individuals designated "disabled" are treated collectively in a manner that diminishes their economic, interpersonal, psychological, cultural, political, and physical well-being relegating them to membership in a socially disadvantaged group.
		The Ph.D. program in Disability Studies at UIC is open to any scholar who is committed to studying how disability "works" and what can be done to lessen the negative personal and social consequences of disability.
		A particular strength of the UIC Disability Studies program is access to diverse faculty mentors and resources in the health fields, the social sciences, and the humanities.
	www.ahs.uic.edu /ahs/php/index.php?sitename=dis (539 words)

	Disability Studies in Education (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Disability Studies in Education (DSE) is a special interest group (SIG) of the American Educational Research Association (AERA).
		This year, the conference continues its custom of bringing together scholars, researchers, teachers, and agents of social change, all united through their interest in theorizing, politicizing, and reconceptualizing disability within the fields of education and rehabilitation.
		The DSE's legacy in honoring promising and significant research, as well as innovative practice within Disability Studies in Education continues with the inclusion of four highlighted conference features: The Senior Scholar Award, The Junior Scholar Award, The Recognizing Founders of the Conference in DSE, and special issue in Disability Studies Quarterly tentatively scheduled for 2006.
	www.tc.columbia.edu /ceoi/spring05/IDEA30 (276 words)

	Interdisciplinary Disability Studies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The interdisciplinary curriculum in Disability Studies provides students a means to explore disability within the larger context of diversity and to examine professional practice, scholarship and policy related to persons with disabilities.
		Administered through the Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies, Maine’s University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, students may enroll in individual courses, DIS 200, 400, 480 and 490 as electives, or in the Concentration in Interdisciplinary Disability Studies.
		The Graduate courses in Interdisciplinary Disability Studies are designed to prepare students to assume leadership roles in the field of disability.
	www.umaine.edu /cci/learning/ids.htm (458 words)

	Disabled Women on the Web
		She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Disability and Human Development at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) where she teaches and provides leadership in disability studies curriculum development.
		She also directs the department¹s Chicago Center for Disability Research, through which she and colleagues conduct research, training and community service projects in the social sciences, emphasizing a disability studies approach and substantive direction by persons with disabilities at all levels.
		Disability and Society is an international journal providing a focus for debate about such issues as human rights, discrimination, definitions, policy and practices.
	www.disabilityhistory.org /dwa/library_c.html (842 words)

	York University Faculty of Graduate Studies 2004-2006 Calendar Graduate Programme in Critical Disability Studies
		Attention is given to the historical and cultural development of concepts and categories of disability; disability theory and policy at provincial, national and international levels; and implications of theory and practice for the lives of persons with disabilities.
		Areas for discussion include the history of disability legislation in Canada and internationally; the disability rights movement; the social and legal construction of competence and inequality; social discourse of law and policy; and recent human rights cases.
		Issues to be addressed include: a historical analysis of the social space of disability; the environment of community care and independent living; urban/rural experiences of disability; policy and concepts of urban planning; transportation and accessibility regulation.
	www.yorku.ca /grads/cal/disa.htm (1406 words)

	Disability Studies in the Humanities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		This is not a bibliography of disability studies per se, but of works within the humanities that pertain to disability.
		Other theoretical or autobiographical works relevant to disability studies in the humanities may also be included.
		Salem, Oregon: The Society for Disability Studies and Willamette University, 1994, 189-194.
	www.georgetown.edu /crossroads/interests/ds-hum/ds-bib.html (3170 words)

	Recommended Disability Videos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		White mother and fl daughter in England deal with issues of disability, illness (breast cancer and rheumatoid arthritis, body image, sexuality, and the mother-daughter bond).
		In this irreverent, first person road movie, he meets disabled people around the country, and witnesses the strength and anger that is forging a new civil rights movement for disabled Americans.
		Not the usual anthropological study of disabled people as specimens, we uncover the issues that set our souls on fire: freedom of choice, disability pride, independent living, the power of language and images, sexuality, community, and the right to live with dignity.
	www.disabilitystudies.com /videos.htm (1484 words)

	Society for Disability Studies Home
		Over the course of twenty-five years, SDS has explored issues of disability and chronic illness, and has represented professionals who are committed to the full participation of disabled people in all facets of life.
		We are dedicated to exploring connections between disability and other culturally-constructed notions of identity, including race, ethnicity, gender, class, sexual orientation, and national affiliation.
		In addition to publishing Disability Studies Quarterly (DSQ), the society holds an annual conference to bring together scholars, artists, and activists whose work embraces a disability-rights perspective.
	www.uic.edu /orgs/sds (275 words)

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