The University of Toledo in Ohio has announced that it is creating the country’s first full-fledged undergraduate degree program in the field of disability studies. The degree will join a host of other “studies” programs around the U.S., such as African-American studies, women and gender studies, and the more recent queer studies.
“Disability Studies explores the meaning of human difference – how we value some bodies and devalue others, how we accept or resist certain notions of ‘normal’ behavior, function, and appearance,” Toledo’s website for the major says.
Classes in this major won’t be focused on practical matters, like physical therapy or special education (which already have their own courses of study), but will instead focus on the disabled “identity” and the experience of being disabled.
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“Disability Studies explores the meaning of human difference – how we value some bodies and devalue others, how we accept or resist certain notions of ‘normal’ behavior, function, and appearance,” Toledo’s website for the major says.
Classes in this major won’t be focused on practical matters, like physical therapy or special education (which already have their own courses of study), but will instead focus on the disabled “identity” and the experience of being disabled.
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