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Disability Studies Courses

= Offered | = Special Topic | = Seminar | = Selected
Offered during current academic year.

DescriptionExplores provocative ethical and practical Disability Studies topics using a Liberal Arts framework. Students actively engage both sides of cases with legal, medical, and recreational significance. Examines how disability, mental health and neuro-diversity intersect with modern culture and social institutions.
AntirequisitesThe former Interdisciplinary Studies 1010A/B.
Prerequisites
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes
Course Outline:
  • Section 575
  • Section 570
  • Section 575
  • Section 570

DescriptionExplore the dynamic sports and recreation venues where people with and without disability are involved in working towards diverse forms of participation and inclusion. These are crucial spheres of self-expression, sociability, integration and contribution. Recreational and elite sports, youth and adult programs and camp settings are covered.
Antirequisites
Prerequisites
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes
Course Outline:
  • Section 670

DescriptionDisability Studies challenges the historical, medical and mainstream views of disability and mental illness as personal tragedies or solely problems to be fixed. We explore diverse approaches to imagining disability, changes over time, and associated symbolic and material outcomes.
Antirequisites
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 1010A/B
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours2
Lab HoursTutorial Hours1
Notes
Course Outline:
  • Section 570
  • Section 570

DescriptionLearn how common disability and neuro-diversity conditions are defined and resourced. Understand the complex nature and tacit assumptions of diagnostic contexts and care systems, past and present. Consider both the empowering and constraining bio-political implications of medical labelling for individuals and groups.
Antirequisites
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 1010A/B
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes
Course Outline:
  • Section 570
  • Section 570

DescriptionLearn about current and past frameworks for exceptional learners in education. Examine common systemic tensions between: macro-social policies and individualized learning plans, inclusion and specialized supports, universal design and quality, and how families navigate accessibility and relationships amidst limited resources and neoliberalism.
AntirequisitesChildhood and Social Institutions 2294B if taken in Summer 2014.
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 1010A/B
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes
Course Outline:
  • Section 570

DescriptionThis course uses diverse research and personal narratives to identify and challenge mainstream ways of thinking about the controversy of institutionalizing Intellectually and Physically Disabled, and Mad people. It explores the cultural context and social impact of the histories of de/institutionalization, intersectionality, criminalization, and housing.
AntirequisitesDisability Studies 2290A/B if taken in 2018-19, 2019-20.
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 1010A/B or 1.0 from Sociology courses at the 1000-level.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes
Course Outline:
  • Section 570

DescriptionExamine cultural contexts and attitudes that produce diverse, evolving representations of disability and normalcy in private reflections and public media (news, policies, memoirs, arts, social media) by care professionals, law, state, church and family. Students critique existing media representations and work on constructive alternatives.
Antirequisites
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 1010A/B.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes
Course Outline:
  • Section 570

DescriptionThis course draws on diverse research and first person narratives to identify and challenge mainstream ways of thinking about mental illness, psychiatry, labelling and processes of containment. Additionally, this course explores the themes of de/institutionalization, intersectionality, political economy, criminalization, housing and employment as they impact(ed) Mad people.
AntirequisitesDisability Studies 2290A/B if taken in 2016-17.
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 1010A/B.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes
Course Outline:
  • Section 570

DescriptionThere is no single solution for inclusion in camp and community recreational settings that satisfies the desires and needs of diverse kids. We study theories and cases of mainstream, specialized and reverse inclusion and their operationalization in organizational contexts including best practices for training, intake, disability support, accessibility and integration.
AntirequisitesDisability Studies 2291A/B if taken in 2016-17.
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 1010A/B
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes
Course Outline:
  • Section 570

DescriptionDisability Studies critiques the medical model, yet medicine and health care play an important role in the everyday management of disabilities, mental health and chronic illness. This course explores applications for disability studies perspectives in health and rehabilitation disciplines, including medicine, psychology, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology.
AntirequisitesDisability Studies 2292A/B if taken in 2021-22, Disability Studies 3395F/G if taken in 2018-19, 2019-20, and Disability Studies 3321F/G if taken prior to 2021-22
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 1010A/B.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes
Course Outline:
  • Section 570

DescriptionThis course invites students to analyze the implicit ableism of academic writing, and to engage with Disability Studies theorists who have foregrounded access and inclusion in teaching practice (in curricula, pedagogy, and assessment). Its active learning/practicum component will account for a substantial proportion of the course grade.
Antirequisites
PrerequisitesWriting 1000F/G, Writing 1020F/G, Writing 1021F/G, Writing 1022F/G, Writing 1025F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G with at least 70%, or Writing 2101F/G or Writing 2111F/G with at least 65%; or permission of the Department.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3 hours
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
NotesCross-listed with Writing 2262F/G.

There are no course outlines available for this course at this time.

DescriptionThis course engages students with interdisciplinary academic texts, social media, videos and art in order to thoughtfully challenge mainstream constructions of disability using a gendered lens. This course encourages students to examine the circular influence that gender and disability can have on each other.
AntirequisitesDisability Studies 2294A/B if taken in 2017-19.
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 1010A/B.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes
Course Outline:
  • Section 570

DescriptionIntroduction to how moral reasoning can help to identify and address current and emerging disability-related situations in health care practice, caregiving, health policy and research. Normative ethics, philosophy of health care, and Disability Studies models are applied to discussion of case studies.
AntirequisitesPhilosophy 2272F/G, the former Disability Studies 2072F/G or the former Philosophy 2072F/G.
Prerequisites
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
NotesCross-listed with Philosophy 2272F/G.
Course Outline:
  • Section 570
  • Section 570

DescriptionIntroduction to how moral reasoning can help to identify and address current emerging disabilityrelated situations in health care practice, caregiving, health policy and research. Normative ethics, philosophy of health care, and Disability Studies models are applied to discussion of case studies.
AntirequisitesDisability Studies 2272F/G, the former Disability Studies 2072F/G, the former Philosophy 2072F/G, the former Philosophy 2071E.
Prerequisites
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
NotesCROSS-LISTED WITH DISABST 2272G.
Course Outline:
  • Section 570
  • Section 570

DescriptionCombining thanatology and disability studies, this course explores grief and loss in the context of cognitive impairment. Participants will learn how people labelled with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities rarely have access to grief awareness and support, unpack the reasons for exclusion, and explore emerging strategies aimed at resolving the gap.
AntirequisitesThanatology 2283A/B.
Prerequisites
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
NotesCross-listed with Thanatology 2283A/B.
Course Outline:
  • Section 670
  • Section 670

DescriptionCombining thanatology and disability studies, this course explores grief and loss in the context of cognitive impairment. Participants will learn how people labelled with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities rarely have access to grief awareness and support, unpack the reasons for exclusion, and explore emerging strategies aimed at resolving the gap
AntirequisitesDisability Studies 2283A/B.
Prerequisites
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes
Course Outline:
  • Section 670
  • Section 670

DescriptionIntroduces students to key innovations in leadership, rights, laws, policy and practices in the human services and modern disability sector. Research and cases highlight the tensions and possibilities between conceptual ideals and the constraints of practice.
Antirequisites
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 2201F/G
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes
Course Outline:
  • Section 570

DescriptionThe evolution and diversification of Disability Studies has led to innovative ways of rethinking disability such as: rights, sexuality, race, Marxism, globality, the body, post-structuralism. Students learn how these ideas extend, alter or challenge existing paradigms and how to critically analyze and compare DS research.
AntirequisitesDisability Studies 2293A/B if taken in 2016-17.
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 2201F/G
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes
Course Outline:
  • Section 570

DescriptionExplore the significance and influence of disability and mental health on family and care relationships over the life course. The course combines a Disability Studies lens with narrative, care and kinship concepts. Through written stories, we examine mutuality, discontinuity and creativity in relationships.
Antirequisites
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 2201F/G
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes

There are no course outlines available for this course at this time.

DescriptionInteraction with health and social care systems is inevitable for many people who live with disabilities. This course examines barriers people encounter when seeking to access resources and services. Using narrative case studies grounded in lived experience, students practice applying theoretical concepts to develop practical solutions to real-world challenges.
AntirequisitesDisability Studies 3395F/G if taken in 2018-19, 2019-20
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 2201F/G or Disability Studies 2221A/B or Disability Studies 2292A/B if taken in 2021-22, or permission of the Instructor.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes
Course Outline:
  • Section 570

DescriptionExplores how different cultures construct disability. Uses cases to examine the way diverse socio- cultural norms inform definitions, policies, practices and attitudes towards people with disability and how this varies internationally.
AntirequisitesSociology 3339F/G
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 1010A/B, or 3rd or 4th year standing in a Sociology or Criminology or Disability Studies module, or with permission of the instructor.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
NotesCross-listed with Sociology 3339F/G.
Course Outline:
  • Section 570

DescriptionSelected topics of current interest in Disability Studies. A course description will be available at time of registration.
Antirequisites
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 1010A/B and Disability Studies 2201F/G, or permission of the Instructor.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3 hours
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes
Course Outline:
  • Section 570

= Special Topic | = Seminar | = Selected
Offered during current academic year.

DescriptionSelected topics of current interest in Disability Studies. A course description will be available at time of registration.
Antirequisites
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 1010A/B and Disability Studies 2201F/G, or permission of the Instructor.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3 hours
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes
Course Outline Sections:
  • Section 570
Program Checklists
Year Checklist Title
2025 Disability Studies
2024 Disability Studies Checklist 2024
2023 Disability Studies Checklist 2023
2022 Disability Studies 2022
2021 Disability Studies Checklist 2021
2020 Disability Studies Program Checklist
2019 Disability Studies Checklist
2018 Disability Studies 2018
2017 Disability Studies 2017
2016 Disbility Studies 2016
2014 Checklist Disability Studies rev sept.29.2014
2013 Minor in Disability Studies

= Offered | = Special Topic | = Seminar | = Selected
Offered during current academic year.

DescriptionExplores provocative ethical and practical Disability Studies topics using a Liberal Arts framework. Students actively engage both sides of cases with legal, medical, and recreational significance. Examines how disability, mental health and neuro-diversity intersect with modern culture and social institutions.
AntirequisitesThe former Interdisciplinary Studies 1010A/B.
Prerequisites
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes
Course Outlines:
  • Section 575
  • Section 570
  • Section 575
  • Section 570

DescriptionExplore the dynamic sports and recreation venues where people with and without disability are involved in working towards diverse forms of participation and inclusion. These are crucial spheres of self-expression, sociability, integration and contribution. Recreational and elite sports, youth and adult programs and camp settings are covered.
Antirequisites
Prerequisites
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes
Course Outlines:
  • Section 670

DescriptionIntroduction to how moral reasoning can help to identify and address current emerging disability-related situations in health care practice, caregiving, health policy and research. Normative ethics, philosophy of health care, and Disability Studies models are applied to discussion of case studies.
AntirequisitesDisability Studies 2072F/G, Philosophy 2071E
Prerequisites
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
NotesCROSS-LISTED WITH DISABST 2272G.

There are no course outlines available for this course at this time.

DescriptionDisability Studies challenges the historical, medical and mainstream views of disability and mental illness as personal tragedies or solely problems to be fixed. We explore diverse approaches to imagining disability, changes over time, and associated symbolic and material outcomes.
Antirequisites
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 1010A/B
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours2
Lab HoursTutorial Hours1
Notes
Course Outlines:
  • Section 570
  • Section 570

DescriptionLearn how common disability and neuro-diversity conditions are defined and resourced. Understand the complex nature and tacit assumptions of diagnostic contexts and care systems, past and present. Consider both the empowering and constraining bio-political implications of medical labelling for individuals and groups.
Antirequisites
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 1010A/B
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes
Course Outlines:
  • Section 570
  • Section 570

DescriptionLearn about current and past frameworks for exceptional learners in education. Examine common systemic tensions between: macro-social policies and individualized learning plans, inclusion and specialized supports, universal design and quality, and how families navigate accessibility and relationships amidst limited resources and neoliberalism.
AntirequisitesChildhood and Social Institutions 2294B if taken in Summer 2014.
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 1010A/B
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes
Course Outlines:
  • Section 570

DescriptionThis course uses diverse research and personal narratives to identify and challenge mainstream ways of thinking about the controversy of institutionalizing Intellectually and Physically Disabled, and Mad people. It explores the cultural context and social impact of the histories of de/institutionalization, intersectionality, criminalization, and housing.
AntirequisitesDisability Studies 2290A/B if taken in 2018-19, 2019-20.
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 1010A/B or 1.0 from Sociology courses at the 1000-level.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes
Course Outlines:
  • Section 570

DescriptionExamine cultural contexts and attitudes that produce diverse, evolving representations of disability and normalcy in private reflections and public media (news, policies, memoirs, arts, social media) by care professionals, law, state, church and family. Students critique existing media representations and work on constructive alternatives.
Antirequisites
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 1010A/B.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes
Course Outlines:
  • Section 570

DescriptionThis course draws on diverse research and first person narratives to identify and challenge mainstream ways of thinking about mental illness, psychiatry, labelling and processes of containment. Additionally, this course explores the themes of de/institutionalization, intersectionality, political economy, criminalization, housing and employment as they impact(ed) Mad people.
AntirequisitesDisability Studies 2290A/B if taken in 2016-17.
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 1010A/B.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes
Course Outlines:
  • Section 570

DescriptionThere is no single solution for inclusion in camp and community recreational settings that satisfies the desires and needs of diverse kids. We study theories and cases of mainstream, specialized and reverse inclusion and their operationalization in organizational contexts including best practices for training, intake, disability support, accessibility and integration.
AntirequisitesDisability Studies 2291A/B if taken in 2016-17.
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 1010A/B
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes
Course Outlines:
  • Section 570

DescriptionDisability Studies critiques the medical model, yet medicine and health care play an important role in the everyday management of disabilities, mental health and chronic illness. This course explores applications for disability studies perspectives in health and rehabilitation disciplines, including medicine, psychology, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology.
AntirequisitesDisability Studies 2292A/B if taken in 2021-22, Disability Studies 3395F/G if taken in 2018-19, 2019-20, and Disability Studies 3321F/G if taken prior to 2021-22
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 1010A/B.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes
Course Outlines:
  • Section 570

DescriptionRooted in inquiry-based learning, this course engages students in key particulars of disability research. We focus on how to craft a robust research question and choose appropriate research tools (theoretical and methodological) to locate or source relevant data. Students learn to discern and assess these elements in academic articles.
AntirequisitesDisability Studies 2295A/B if taken in 2019-20.
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 1010A/B.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes

There are no course outlines available for this course at this time.

DescriptionThis course invites students to analyze the implicit ableism of academic writing, and to engage with Disability Studies theorists who have foregrounded access and inclusion in teaching practice (in curricula, pedagogy, and assessment). Its active learning/practicum component will account for a substantial proportion of the course grade.
Antirequisites
PrerequisitesWriting 1000F/G, Writing 1020F/G, Writing 1021F/G, Writing 1022F/G, Writing 1025F/G, Writing 1030F/G, or Writing 1031F/G with at least 70%, or Writing 2101F/G or Writing 2111F/G with at least 65%; or permission of the Department.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3 hours
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
NotesCross-listed with Writing 2262F/G.

There are no course outlines available for this course at this time.

DescriptionThis course engages students with interdisciplinary academic texts, social media, videos and art in order to thoughtfully challenge mainstream constructions of disability using a gendered lens. This course encourages students to examine the circular influence that gender and disability can have on each other.
AntirequisitesDisability Studies 2294A/B if taken in 2017-19.
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 1010A/B.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes
Course Outlines:
  • Section 570

DescriptionIntroduction to how moral reasoning can help to identify and address current and emerging disability-related situations in health care practice, caregiving, health policy and research. Normative ethics, philosophy of health care, and Disability Studies models are applied to discussion of case studies.
AntirequisitesPhilosophy 2272F/G, the former Disability Studies 2072F/G or the former Philosophy 2072F/G.
Prerequisites
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
NotesCross-listed with Philosophy 2272F/G.
Course Outlines:
  • Section 570
  • Section 570

DescriptionIntroduction to how moral reasoning can help to identify and address current emerging disabilityrelated situations in health care practice, caregiving, health policy and research. Normative ethics, philosophy of health care, and Disability Studies models are applied to discussion of case studies.
AntirequisitesDisability Studies 2272F/G, the former Disability Studies 2072F/G, the former Philosophy 2072F/G, the former Philosophy 2071E.
Prerequisites
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
NotesCROSS-LISTED WITH DISABST 2272G.
Course Outlines:
  • Section 570
  • Section 570

DescriptionThis experiential learning course uses our distinct "Integrated Co-Learning" approach, partnering students and community participants with Intellectual /Developmental Disability in collaborative, mutually-enriching projects. It strives to fulfill the Disability Studies goal of centering the voices of self-advocates. Readings and lectures on inclusion, representation, and communication, inform the interactive elements.
AntirequisitesDisability Studies 2296A/B if taken in 201718, 2018-19, or 2021-22, or Disability Studies 2285E.
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 1010A/B.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes

There are no course outlines available for this course at this time.

DescriptionThis "Integrated Co-Learning" experiential learning course explores how narratives help us make sense of our lives, in both empowering or limiting ways, and how negative, medicalized narratives about people with intellectual disability impact their life chances and self-understanding. It examines the lack of positive disability narratives and practices changing this
AntirequisitesDisability Studies 2294A/B if taken in 2020-21, 2021-22.
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 1010A/B, and Disability Studies 2280A/B.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes

There are no course outlines available for this course at this time.

DescriptionCombining thanatology and disability studies, this course explores grief and loss in the context of cognitive impairment. Participants will learn how people labelled with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities rarely have access to grief awareness and support, unpack the reasons for exclusion, and explore emerging strategies aimed at resolving the gap.
AntirequisitesThanatology 2283A/B.
Prerequisites
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
NotesCross-listed with Thanatology 2283A/B.
Course Outlines:
  • Section 670
  • Section 670

DescriptionCombining thanatology and disability studies, this course explores grief and loss in the context of cognitive impairment. Participants will learn how people labelled with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities rarely have access to grief awareness and support, unpack the reasons for exclusion, and explore emerging strategies aimed at resolving the gap
AntirequisitesDisability Studies 2283A/B.
Prerequisites
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes
Course Outlines:
  • Section 670
  • Section 670

DescriptionAn experiential learning course with diverse outside activities in collaboration with disabled participants. Student/participant teams co-create projects using Disability Studies principles and mutuality. Readings and lectures inform and compliment those interactions with a theoretical grounding in social inclusion/exclusion.
AntirequisitesDisability Studies 2296A/B (2017-18)
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 1010A/B
Co-requisites
Weight1.0Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes

There are no course outlines available for this course at this time.

DescriptionTopic and course description will be available at time of registration.
Antirequisites
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 1010A/B and Disability Studies 2280A/B, or Disability Studies 2285E, or Disability Studies 2296A/B if taken in 2017-18, 2018-19, 2021-22, or permission of the instructor.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes

There are no course outlines available for this course at this time.

DescriptionTopic and course description will be available at time of registration.
Antirequisites
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 1010A/B and Disability Studies 2280A/B, or Disability Studies 2285E, or Disability Studies 2296A/B if taken in 2017-18, 2018-19, 2021-22, or permission of the instructor.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes

There are no course outlines available for this course at this time.

DescriptionTopic and course description will be available at time of registration.
Antirequisites
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 1010A/B and Disability Studies 2280A/B, or Disability Studies 2285E, or Disability Studies 2296A/B if taken in 2017-18, 2018-19, 2021-22, or permission of the instructor.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes

There are no course outlines available for this course at this time.

DescriptionTopic and course description will be available at time of registration.
Antirequisites
PrerequisitesDS 1010A/B
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes

There are no course outlines available for this course at this time.

DescriptionTopic and course description will be available at time of registration.
Antirequisites
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 1010A/B.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes

There are no course outlines available for this course at this time.

DescriptionTopic and course description will be available at time of registration.
AntirequisitesNone
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 1010A/B.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes

There are no course outlines available for this course at this time.

DescriptionTopic and course description will be available at time of registration.
Antirequisites
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 1010A/B
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes

There are no course outlines available for this course at this time.

DescriptionTopic and course description will be available at time of registration.
Antirequisites
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 1010A/B.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes

There are no course outlines available for this course at this time.

DescriptionTopic and course description will be available at time of registration.
Antirequisites
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 1010A/B.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes

There are no course outlines available for this course at this time.

DescriptionTopic and course description will be available at time of registration
Antirequisites
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 1010A/B.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
NotesPreference given to students in disability major first, and the minor.

There are no course outlines available for this course at this time.

DescriptionIntroduces students to key innovations in leadership, rights, laws, policy and practices in the human services and modern disability sector. Research and cases highlight the tensions and possibilities between conceptual ideals and the constraints of practice.
Antirequisites
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 2201F/G
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes
Course Outlines:
  • Section 570

DescriptionThe evolution and diversification of Disability Studies has led to innovative ways of rethinking disability such as: rights, sexuality, race, Marxism, globality, the body, post-structuralism. Students learn how these ideas extend, alter or challenge existing paradigms and how to critically analyze and compare DS research.
AntirequisitesDisability Studies 2293A/B if taken in 2016-17.
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 2201F/G
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes
Course Outlines:
  • Section 570

DescriptionAre memes just trivial social media noise or key indicators of who and what society considers legitimate? An interactive seminar-style class rooted in cultural criticism and disability justice, student analyze the tangible and ephemeral effects of the objectification of disability in digital culture and develop emancipatory strategies to (re)claim disability.
AntirequisitesDisability Studies 3394F/G if taken in 2018-19, 2019-20.
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 1010A/B and Disability Studies 2201F/G, or permission of the Instructor.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes

There are no course outlines available for this course at this time.

DescriptionExplore the significance and influence of disability and mental health on family and care relationships over the life course. The course combines a Disability Studies lens with narrative, care and kinship concepts. Through written stories, we examine mutuality, discontinuity and creativity in relationships.
Antirequisites
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 2201F/G
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes

There are no course outlines available for this course at this time.

DescriptionInteraction with health and social care systems is inevitable for many people who live with disabilities. This course examines barriers people encounter when seeking to access resources and services. Using narrative case studies grounded in lived experience, students practice applying theoretical concepts to develop practical solutions to real-world challenges.
AntirequisitesDisability Studies 3395F/G if taken in 2018-19, 2019-20
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 2201F/G or Disability Studies 2221A/B or Disability Studies 2292A/B if taken in 2021-22, or permission of the Instructor.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes
Course Outlines:
  • Section 570

DescriptionLearn about the intersection of Law and Bioethics through actual cases involving disability, mental health and chronic illness. Examine such topics through a Disability Studies lens: rights, workplace injury and accommodation, competence assessments, personhood, end-of-life, ethics of care, and the disabling role legal, healthcare, education and job systems can play.
AntirequisitesDisability Studies 3326F/G.
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 2201F/G.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes

There are no course outlines available for this course at this time.

DescriptionLearn about the intersection of Human rights and related legal frameworks in relation to the Disability Rights movement. Through a Disability Studies lens, this course reviews domestic and international, historical and current cases that represent important legal and ethical turning points: workplace, competence, personhood, end-of-life, genetics and caregivers.
AntirequisitesDisability Studies 3325F/G
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 2201F/G
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3 hours
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes

There are no course outlines available for this course at this time.

DescriptionExplores how different cultures construct disability. Uses cases to examine the way diverse socio- cultural norms inform definitions, policies, practices and attitudes towards people with disability and how this varies internationally.
AntirequisitesSociology 3339F/G
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 1010A/B, or 3rd or 4th year standing in a Sociology or Criminology or Disability Studies module, or with permission of the instructor.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
NotesCross-listed with Sociology 3339F/G.
Course Outlines:
  • Section 570

DescriptionTopic and course description will be available at time of registration.
Antirequisites
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 1010A/B and Disability Studies 2280A/B, or Disability Studies 2285E, or Disability Studies 2296A/B if taken in 2017-18, 2018-19, 2021-22, or permission of the instructor.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes

There are no course outlines available for this course at this time.

DescriptionTopic and course description will be available at time of registration.
Antirequisites
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 1010A/B and Disability Studies 2280A/B, or Disability Studies 2285E, or Disability Studies 2296A/B if taken in 2017-18, 2018-19, 2021-22, or permission of the instructor.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes

There are no course outlines available for this course at this time.

DescriptionTopic and course description will be available at time of registration.
Antirequisites
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 1010A/B and Disability Studies 2280A/B, or Disability Studies 2285E, or Disability Studies 2296A/B if taken in 2017-18, 2018-19, 2021-22, or permission of the instructor.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes

There are no course outlines available for this course at this time.

DescriptionSelected topics of current interest in Disability Studies. A course description will be available at time of registration.
Antirequisites
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 1010A/B and Disability Studies 2201F/G, or permission of the Instructor.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes

There are no course outlines available for this course at this time.

DescriptionSelected topics of current interest in Disability Studies. A course description will be available at time of registration.
Antirequisites
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 1010A/B and Disability Studies 2201F/G, or permission of the Instructor.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3 hours
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes
Course Outlines:
  • Section 570

DescriptionSelected topics of current interest in Disability Studies. A course description will be available at time of registration.
Antirequisites
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 1010A/B and Disability Studies 2201F/G, or permission of the Instructor.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes

There are no course outlines available for this course at this time.

DescriptionSelected topics of current interest in Disability Studies. A course description will be available at time of registration.
Antirequisites
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 1010A/B and Disability Studies 2201F/G, or permission of the Instructor.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes

There are no course outlines available for this course at this time.

DescriptionSelected topics of current interest in Disability Studies. A course description will be available at time of registration.
Antirequisites
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 1010A/B and Disability Studies 2201F/G, or permission of the Instructor.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes

There are no course outlines available for this course at this time.

DescriptionSelected topics of current interest in Disability Studies. A course description will be available at time of registration.
Antirequisites
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 1010A/B and Disability Studies 2201F/G, or permission of the Instructor.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes

There are no course outlines available for this course at this time.

DescriptionSelected topics of current interest in Disability Studies. A course description will be available at time of registration.
Antirequisites
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 1010A/B and Disability Studies 2201F/G, or permission of the Instructor.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes

There are no course outlines available for this course at this time.

DescriptionReading and discussion or academic project on selected topics in Disability Studies.
Antirequisites
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 1010A/B or permission of the Program Coordinator, and enrollment in year three of a Disability Studies Module.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
NotesReading course.

There are no course outlines available for this course at this time.

DescriptionThis course is an opportunity for senior students to work collaboratively with the professor on a capstone applied project or research thesis in any thematic area within Disability Studies. The course will also comprise seminars where students will learn about effective research and communication strategies.
Antirequisites
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 1010A/B, 2201F/G, 0.5 from Disability Studies 2224A/B, Interdisciplinary Studies 2252F/G or another research methods course and enrolment in third or fourth year of a Disability Studies Major.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes

There are no course outlines available for this course at this time.

DescriptionSelected topics of current interest in Disability Studies. A course description will be available at time of registration.
Antirequisites
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 2201F/G and registration in third or fourth year of a Disability Studies module, or permission of the instructor.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes

There are no course outlines available for this course at this time.

DescriptionSelected topics of current interest in Disability Studies. A course description will be available at time of registration.
Antirequisites
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 2201F/G and registration in third or fourth year of a Disability Studies module, or permission of the instructor.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes

There are no course outlines available for this course at this time.

DescriptionSelected topics of current interest in Disability Studies. A course description will be available at time of registration.
Antirequisites
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 2201F/G and registration in third or fourth year of a Disability Studies module, or permission of the instructor.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes

There are no course outlines available for this course at this time.

DescriptionSelected topics of current interest in Disability Studies. A course description will be available at time of registration.
Antirequisites
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 2201F/G and registration in third or fourth year of a Disability Studies module, or permission of the instructor.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
Notes

There are no course outlines available for this course at this time.

DescriptionReading and discussion or academic project on selected topics in Disability Studies.
Antirequisites
PrerequisitesDisability Studies 1010A/B or permission of the Program Coordinator, and enrollment in year four of a Disability Studies Module.
Co-requisites
Weight0.5Lecture Hours3
Lab HoursTutorial Hours
NotesReading course.

There are no course outlines available for this course at this time.

  

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