Courses Developed: Disabilities: A LIfespan Perspective

2011

Anne Farrell
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This course addresses disabilities as a natural aspect of the human experience, and acquaints students with various disabilities that commonly emerge in several developmental periods. Several specific disabilities will be examined within single developmental periods, and each developmental period will involve discussion of cross cutting themes, including: the prevalence, etiology, and features of those disabilities; the impact of disability on families and family members; systems of education and support; and policy and law relating to those systems. We will examine a few disabilities in depth, e.g., autism, Down Syndrome, in addition to the discussion of other disabilities that could emerge at any point during an individual?s life. Tracing the course of these disabilities across the lifespan (from birth to later life) will bring unique perspective on: adaptation and coping for individuals and families; interventions; and the changing demands on and roles for family members over the l

Disabilities, LIfespan, developmental

Academic Course Development

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