For Immediate Release:
Contacts
Brenda Brueggemann Stephen Kuusisto
Associate Professor Assistant Professor
(614) 292-0647 (614) 292-6065
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Specialization In Disability Studies To Prepare Students For leadership
roles at the intersections Of Their Disciplines And Disability
The Ohio State University is pleased to announce that a Graduate
Interdisciplinary Specialization in Disability Studies received final
approval on February 1, 2006 and will open its doors during the Summer
2006. The graduate specialization joins two thriving undergraduate
programs, an interdisciplinary minor in disability studies
(http://disabilitystudies.osu.edu <http://disabilitystudies.osu.edu/> )
and a uniquely interdisciplinary American Sign Language program
(http://asl.osu.edu <http://asl.osu.edu/> ).
Disability Studies seeks to study the nature, meaning, and consequences
of disability in global culture from multiple perspectives in order to
provide an enriched and coherent view of disability as part of universal
human experience. By understanding and analyzing disability as a
phenomenon that simultaneously manifests itself at the bodily, personal,
and societal levels Disability Studies provides a context for
understanding the meaning and experience of difference in society.
The Graduate Interdisciplinary Specialization in Disability Studies will
provide core experiences in and out of the classroom to bring coherence
to the broad and flexible curriculum. A series will bring visiting
scholars and community leaders to campus for student workshops and
public lectures that will explore the perceptions that surround both the
concept of "disability" and the actual experience of living with a
disability in the contemporary world. Participation in student research
forums provides opportunities to further integrate their interests,
skills and experience. Enhancing students' major fields of studies
with interdisciplinary perspectives and tools the Graduate
Interdisciplinary Specialization in Disability Studies prepares students
to assume leadership roles at the intersections of their disciplines and
disability.
L. Scott Lissner, ADA Coordinator
Office Of The Provost
292-6207(v); 688-8605(tty); 688-3665(fax)
HTTP://ADA.OSU.EDU <http://ada.osu.edu/>
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