Where do we find Disability Studies Programs in North America?

This page provides a continuously updated list of Disability Studies Programs in North America.  We would eventually hope to include all programs that deal in some way with the cultural and political determinants of the disability experience.  Please contact Mike Dorn if you can suggest additions or corrections: mdorn@temple.edu

For the sake of clarity (characterization and navigation), these programs have been grouped according to the academic units they answer to, and that provide them with support, within their universities.

A.  Human Services

G.  Interdisciplinary

B.  Public Administration

H.  Housed in UCEDDs

C.  Education

D.  Allied Health Professions

I Other Disability Studies Initiatives

E.  Humanities, Social Sciences or Graduate School

J. Other Websites That Track Disability Studies Initiatives

A.  Human Services

Medaille College, Buffalo, NY

bulletDisability Studies Certificate (undergrad)

- Human Services; Child & Youth Services

University of Delaware, Dover, DE

bulletInterdisciplinary Minor in Disability Studies (undergrad)

- Individual & Family Studies; Special Education; Human Services, Education & Public Policy

http://www.udel.edu/cds

University of Georgia, Athens, GA

College of Family and Consumer Science

Institute on Human Development and Disability

bulletInterdisciplinary Certificate in Disability Studies

http://www.uap.uga.edu

University of Texas - Austin

School of Social Work

Portfolio Area in Disability Studies

bulletInterdisciplinary Certificate in Disability Studies

Contact: Denise De La Garza

http://tcds.edb.utexas.edu

Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada

Faculty of Community Services

School of Disability Studies

bullet

B.A. in Disability Studies (undergrad)

            http://www.ryerson.ca/ds

B.  Public Administration

Suffolk University, Boston, MA

bulletMasters in Public Administration, Disability Studies Concentration

C.  Education

Columbia University

Teacher's College

Department of Curriculum & Teaching

bulletProgram in Learning Dis/Abilities (Disability Studies in Education)

http://www.teacherscollege.edu/administration/ncate/Learning-Disabilities

 

National-Louis University, Evanston, Illinois

National College of Education

bulletDisability and Equity in Education doctoral program

http://www3.nl.edu/academics/nce/programs/doctoral

 

Northern Arizona University

Institute for Human Development – UCEDD

bulletGraduate Certificate in Disability Studies (15 – 18 cr.)

- Special Education; Educational Psychology

http://www.nau.edu/~ihd

 

Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY

College of Education – Center for Human Policy

bulletDisability Studies Concentration

- Cultural Foundations of Education

bulletCertificate of Advanced Study in Disability Studies

- Cultural Foundations of Education

http://disabilitystudies.syr.edu

 

Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

College of Education – Institute on Disabilities

bulletGraduate Certificate in Disability Studies

http://disabilities.temple.edu/programs/ds ; or http://www.temple.edu/education/programs/certificate/iod_disabilitystudies.html

 

University of Kansas

bullet

Special Education – Doctoral Concentration in Family and Disability Research & Practice

            http://www.soe.ku.edu/sped/doctorate

University of Massachusetts, Boston

Institute for Community Inclusion

Public Policy Doctoral Program

Leadership in Urban Schools Doctoral Program

bulletDoctoral Concentration in Special Education and Disability Policy (eight course sequence)

- The U.S. Department of Education has funded the Public Policy Doctoral Program, the Leadership in Urban Schools Doctoral Program and the Children's Hospital Institute for Community Inclusion to develop a new concentration in leadership in special education and disability policy. http://www.ici.umb.edu/leadership

University of Minnesota

College of Education & Human Service

Department of Education Policy & Administration

Institute on Community Inclusion

bulletCertificate in Disability Policy and Service Policy

http:/ici.umn.edu

D.  Allied Health Professions

University of Illinois at Chicago

College of Associated Health Professionals

Department of Disability & Human Development

bulletMasters in Disability and Human Development
bulletDisability Studies concentration
bulletDisability Policy and Organization concentration
bulletMasters in Rehabilitation Technology
bullet

Ph.D. in Disability Studies

        http://www.ahs.uic.edu/ahs/php

 

E.  Humanities, Social Sciences or Graduate School

Gallaudet University

Department of ASL & Deaf Studies

bullet

BA in Deaf Studies or Minor in Deaf Studies

bullet

MA in Deaf Studies

    http://depts.gallaudet.edu/Deaf.Studies

 

Hofstra University

Department of English

bullet

Minor in Disability Studies (Thomas Couser - e-mail: enggtc@hofstra.edu)

Ohio State University

College of Arts and Sciences

bullet

Disability Studies Program

Co-Coordinators:

Stephen Kuusisto, Associate Professor, Disability Studies and Department of English, kuusisto.1@osu.edu

Joe Wheaton, Associate Professor, Physical Activity and Educational Services, wheaton.3@osu.edu

- http://disabilitystudies.osu.edu

 

University of California - Berkeley

College of Letters & Science

Concentration in Disability Studies

contact: Susan Schweik, sschweik@uclink.berkeley.edu

bulletDisability Studies at Cal (DiSC)

http://dsptrio.berkeley.edu/DiSC

 

University of Missouri - Kansas City

        School of Graduate Studies and College of Arts and Sciences Program for Adult Continuing Education (PACE)

        Institute for Human Development
bullet

Interdisciplinary Leadership Certificate in Disability Studies (graduate)

bullet

Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Certificate in Disability Studies (undergraduate)

        Contact Robert P. Fain, fainr@umck.edu

        http://www.ukmc.edu/ihd

 

University of Toledo, Ohio

College of Arts and Sciences

Department of Sociology

+ The Ability Center of Greater Toledo

Disability Studies Program

contact: Jerry Van Hoy, jvanhoy@utnet.utoledo.edu

bullet

B.A. in Disability Studies

           http://www.dstprg.utoledo.edu

University of Washington

    Law, Society and Justice; Comparative History and Ideas

bullet

Disability Studies Minor

      http://depts.washington.edu/disstud

F.  Interdisciplinary

University of Manitoba

Canadian Centre on Disability Studies

Faculty of Education

Faculty of Architecture

Faculty of Social Work

bullet

Interdisciplinary M.A. or M.Sc. in Disability Studies

      http://www.umanitoba.ca/disability_studies

 

University of Michigan

bullet

MInDS - University of Michigan Initiative in Disability Studies

        http://www.umich.edu/~uminds

 

York University, Ontario

Critical Disability Studies

bulletMaster of Arts in Critical Disability Studies

http://www.yorku.ca/grads/cal/disa.htm

 

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Disability Studies Initiative

http://www.waisman.wisc.edu/ds

G.  Housed in UCEDDs

University of Hawaii - Manoa

        Center on Disability Studies

        Interdisciplinary Certificate Program
bullet

Post-doctoral Internship/Mentorship in Disability and Diversity Studies

bullet

Disability and Diversity Studies Doctoral Leadership Training Certificate Program

bullet

Culture and Disability Studies Masters Training Certificate Program

bullet

Disability Studies Minor within Liberal Studies Bachelors Degree Program

        http://www.cds.hawaii.edu

 

University of Maine

Center for Community Inclusion

bulletDisability Studies Concentrations (undergraduate & graduate level)

- Disability Studies http://www.ume.maine.edu/%7Ecci/learning/ids.htm

H.  Other Disability Studies Initiatives

University of Arkansas

bulletPublic Policy Ph.D. Program, disability policy specialization

 

University of Nebraska

bulletInterdisciplinary Education in Developmental Disabilities

I.  Other Websites that Track Disability Studies Initiatives

Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD)

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Interdisciplinary Training Programs and Core Courses

        Search for this page at http://aucd.iwa-solutions.com

 

Disability Studies at Ohio State University

        http://ada.osu.edu/disabilitystudies


Disability Studies at Syracuse University

        http://soeweb.syr.edu/thechp/disstud.htm

 

DisabilityStudies.com, Schools With Academic Programs in Disability Studies

        http://www.disabilitystudies.com/programs.htm

 

Open Directory Project - Disability Studies

        http://dmoz.org/Society/Disabled/Disability_Studies

 

International Center for Disability Information, College of Human Resources and Education, West Virginia University

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Untangling the Web: Where Can I Go to Get Disability Information?

        http://www.icdi.wvu.edu/Others.htm

 

Society for Disability Studies Links

        http://www.uic.edu/orgs/sds/links.html

 

 

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