2015-2016 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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ED 581 Disability Studies and Special Education Law
(3 credits)
The main purpose of this course is to review current issues, trends, and policies that affect the lives of individuals with disabilities, including the education of students with disabilities. This course examines these issues through a Disabilities Studies framework. Specifically, students will engage in learning experiences which serve to build understanding of the ways in which disability rights exists under the umbrella of the civil rights movement.Course learning will emphasize the perspectives of individuals with disabilities and the federal statutes, policies, and litigation that serve to inform and underscore today’s practices in schools regarding the education of children with disabilities. Beginning with constructing an understanding of the social phenomena recently identified as “disability studies” this course will move into special education law and policies, perspectives on disability, and the ways in which disability intersects with other minority groups in the pursuit of social justice and equality. This course expects students to reflect on their current beliefs and perspectives about individuals with disabilities and to demonstrate transformative thinking and application of learned content.
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