Courses - (dis)Ability: Policy and Practice SLWK 5380   (dis)Ability: Policy and Practice
CREDIT HOURS: 3
(dis) Ability will be examined from an anti-oppressive, social constructivist, rights-based lens, focusing primarily on three areas of exploration: (dis)Ability identity – how it is constructed, perceived and utilized within and albist world; societal location of (dis)Ability – examining the historical and current day (dis)placement of people with (dis)Abilities; and, policy/practice implications, ranging from grassroots (dis)Ability organizations to government legislation.