Disability Studies gives students tools to analyze how societies and individuals grapple with physical and mental differences and explores how disability is embedded in culture and shaped by stigma and social power. (image credit)
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Students increasingly recognize that gaining a deeper understanding of disability experience is a critical element in their education and one that will help prepare them for a growing number of careers. Drawing from rich offerings in disciplines as varied as anthropology, bioethics, English, health systems administration, nursing, philosophy, psychology, theater and performance studies, theology, and women’s and gender studies, the minor in disability studies will enable students to explore this critical facet of human diversity in an in-depth fashion as it relates to their major field of study and to their professional aspirations.
We ask that all students interested in declaring the minor this Spring complete the interest form by April 7th. If you have questions, please email the Disability Studies Program at disabilitystudies@georgetown.edu.
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Professor Joel Michael Reynolds Announced as DS Program Director
The Program in Disability Studies is beyond excited to welcome Professor Joel Michael Reynolds, a Disability Studies faculty member and Senior Research Scholar in the Kennedy Institute of…
August 5, 2024
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DS Faculty Grant Project: “Early Intervention for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities in Turkiye”
DS Faculty Toby Long and Sylvia Önder have received a Georgetown Global Engagement Grant to do a workshop in Turkey called “Early Intervention for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities in…
October 20, 2023
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2023 Learning in Practice Fellowships Awarded
This year, with support from the Provost’s Innovation in Teaching Award as well as generous funding from Catrina and Alessandro Guerrini-Maraldi (Parents‘24), the Disability Studies Program has granted three Learning in Practice Fellowships to Elliot Lloyd (C‘24), Ben Oestericher (SFS‘25) and Dillon Leet (L‘25).
March 6, 2023
The Power of Disability PublicityApr. 22
