<p>Lecture, three hours. Examination of special education using frameworks from disability studies and special education. Examination of policies, politics, perceptions, and practices that shape educational experiences for students with disabilities with consideration of how intersecting identities, including race and disability, influence educational outcomes and access to equitable education. P/NP or letter grading.</p>

Disability Studies

College of Letters and Science

DIS STD 129 - Reframing Special Education: Critical Disability Studies Perspectives on Policy, Politics, and Practice

Reframing Special Education: Critical Disability Studies Perspectives on Policy, Politics, and Practice

Students will explore how intersecting identities such as race, class, gender, and disability, impact educational access and equity.

Students will gain a thorough understanding of the key laws and policies governing special education, analyzing their implications for practice and exploring how they can be reformed to support greater equity and justice for students with disabilities.

Students will critically analyze traditional and contemporary disability models and their influence on special education policies and practices.

Students will engage in reflective practices to identify and challenge their own biases related to education, disability, race, gender and class.

Students will apply critical theories and concepts to special education, critiquing current practices and conceptualizing transformative changes that dismantle barriers and enhance outcomes for students with disabilities, guided by principles of disability justice.

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Reframing Special Education: Critical Disability Studies Perspectives on Policy, Politics, and Practice

DIS STD 129

4 units