EDUC 50H3 SU01

Disability Studies in Education

Access: Open to all students except MEd Counselling

The course introduces students to theories of disability and considers how historic and contemporary disability definitions shape societal responses to disabled people. Disability Studies offers a critical framework for understanding disability as a social/political/cultural phenomenon. It also supports examinations of the normative ideals informing social policies and practices and the significant consequences they produce for disabled people.

Instructor: Katie Doering

Location: Online - Zoom synchronous and Moodle asynchronous

Dates: April 15- June 17, 2024. No class on Victoria Day.

Schedule: Mondays 6:00 - 8:30pm