SLP 431 - Deconstructing Disability

Units: 3

Covers historical and contemporary understandings of disability. Reviews models of disability, framed in light of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (IFC). Delves into issues of identity, including the stigmatization, marginalization and discrimination of people with disabilities. Addresses intersectionality of disability with race, gender, age, and socioeconomic status in the global landscape. Introduces the disability rights movement and government policies and actions to protect individuals with disabilities.

Satisfies GE area: DD