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Syllabus: 47/59.363: Introduction to Disability Studies

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MA-Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center, UCEDD/LEND

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2010

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This course provides students with a wide range of interests and backgrounds with the opportunity to examine their own mental models (attitudes/values/ assumptions) of disability. It includes a detailed overview of the nature of developmental disabilities, and it provides opportunities to explore and understand the historical social response to disability. Students look at a range of strategies for providing support and intervention, and they learn about how to effect change through a variety of strategies, including advocacy.

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