Hello everyone
In regard to Disability Studies courses, the School of Occupation and
Leisure Sciences in the Faculty of Health Sciences, Uni of Sydney, in
conjunction with the Centre for research in developmental disabilities (I
will need to check on the accuracy of that name) is starting a Masters in
Developmental Disability Studies (I need to check the accuracy of that name too). I will see if the School would like to provide more information about the course for this list. Personally, I would be very interested in hearing any feedback concering its alliance (or not) with the tenets of Disability Studies in light of the current discussion. I hope to be able to post details soon.
Best regards
Laurence Bathurst
School of Occupation and Leisure Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
University of Sydney
PO Box 170
Lidcombe NSW 1825
Australia
Ph: 61 2 9351 9509
Fax: 61 2 9351 9509
Email: [log in to unmask]
Home Ph: 61 2 9818 2050
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----- Original Message -----
From: "David Pfeiffer" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2001 11:46 AM
Subject: Re: What Shall We Call This?
> Johnson,
> How can you say what you said about disability studies programs? In
> Devva Kasnitz, Sharon Bonney, Raffi Aftandelian, and David Pfeiffer,
> Programs and Courses in Disability Studies at Universities and Colleges in
> Canada, Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Norway,
> Disability Studies Quarterly, 20(2), Spring 2000, pages 155-84, we listed
> 13 colleges and universities which offered disability studies programs and
> 35 other colleges and universities which offered disability studies
> courses. NONE of the 13 programs were housed in a rehab or medical school
> and only one of the 35 schools offering disability studies courses was
> housed in a rehab school in part. At the University of Pittsburgh a number
> of disability studies courses are offered in the School of Law. In
> addition a course titled Psychological and Social Impairment is offered in
> the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. Its description is: This
> course investigates psychological and social issues of impairment within
> the context of viewing disability not as solely located within the
> individual, but instead as the outcome of the interaction between the
> impaired individual and society.
> Granted, many rehab departments and schools are calling themselves
> disability studies, but there are more disability studies programs which
> really are such. And I agree with an implication of what you are saying:
> we need an accrediting agency to pressure the rehab programs to stop using
> the name.
>
> David
>
Best regards
Laurence Bathurst
School of Occupation and Leisure Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
University of Sydney
PO Box 170
Lidcombe NSW 1825
Australia
Ph: 61 2 9351 9509
Fax: 61 2 9351 9509
Email: [log in to unmask]
Home Ph: 61 2 9818 2050
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Lost : - My leisure. If found please return it to me -
it has great sentimental value and holds many fond memories.
Lost : - My self. Last seen within my leisure
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