Winter 09 |
Fall 2006
Rackham 580: Topics in Disability Studies: Disability and Health
RealAudio
Recordings of class
lectures
| Sep 8 | Sep 15 | Sep 22 | Sep 29 | Oct 6 | Oct 13 | Oct 20 |
| Oct 27 | Nov 3 | Nov 10 | Nov 17 | Nov 24 | Dec 1 | Dec 8 |
Course Webpage:
Guidelines
for writing
about disability:
http://www.lsi.ku.edu/lsi/internal/guidelines.html
It is our intention to support the full participation of all students in the learning process of this class. We have incorporated a variety of instruction techniques and evaluation methods in the course process. In spite of these efforts, situations may occur in which the learning style of individual students is not met by the instructional climate. It is our expectation that students who require specific or additional support to acquire the course content or demonstrate their achievement of the objectives will inform us of their needs immediately. For UM-Ann Arbor, please contact the Office of Students with Disabilities, G664 Haven Hall, at 763-3000. For U-M Flint, Ms. Paula Pollander is available in the office of Accessibility Services in 264 UCEN at 762-3456 to provide direct assistance.
“ Topics in Disability Studies” provides an interdisciplinary approach to disability studies, including focus on the arts and humanities, natural and social sciences, and professional schools. We will focus on perceptions of the body in medicine, health sciences and disability studies. We will emphasize a disability studies approach to understanding health and medicine.
Disability Studies views people with disabilities not as objects but as producers of knowledge whose common history has generated a wide variety of art, music, literature, and science infused with the experience of disability. Students will have the opportunity to interact with visiting speakers from a broad range of fields. The course is offered for 1 or 3 credits. Accessible classroom with realtime captioning. For more information, please contact Kristine Mulhorn or Susan Brown.
The course will prepare the student to
- understand how disability is culturally represented, historically and currently
- understand how disability is addressed in the natural, social, and human sciences
- understand how historical events have informed public society
Students should be able to describe the implications of various conceptualizations of disability, including the implications for
- how persons with disabilities experience health service delivery
- how disbility is defined and understood in various health-related fields
- how health is defined and conceptualized in society
Students will also be able to describe formal models of disability, such as the medical model, sociological model (or minority model), business model, and others.
Mandatory attendance, ardor in participation, a substantial research project (3 credits), weekly reports (1 credit)
| Sep 8 | Introduction to Disability Studies: Disciplinary Points of View. Demography; Rehabilitation Science; Social Sciences; Albrecht; Stuart |
Sep 15 |
Models of Disability (cont’d) ICF and its implications;WHO. |
Sep 22 |
Models of Disability (Feminist; Alternative; Religious; Social Science) Fougeryrollas; Wendell; Weitz; Seelman; Evans |
Sep 29 |
Disability and Health Careers. Guest Speakers: Stephen Gilson and Elizabeth DePoy, Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies, University of Maine. Download "Disability As Diversity" Presentation (.ppt file) |
Oct 6 |
“Against Health” Conference attendance. Short Description of Project and Bibliography Due |
Oct 13 |
Against Health Follow up AND Follow-up of Speaker Presentation |
Oct 20 |
Disability Rights as Civil Rights: Guest Speakers: Peg Ball, Carolyn Grawi, and Jim Magyar ( AACIL). Download "Disability Rights & Laws Presentation" (.ppt file). Download "Independent Living Paradigm" (.doc) |
Oct 27 |
Student Run Mid-Term Evaluation and Discussion |
Nov 3 |
Disability: Class Discussion Charlton; Davis |
Nov 10 |
Disability in Health Professions Education; Byron, Ferris, PULSE, Tervo (2002), Tervo (2004) |
Nov 17 |
Approaches to Disability Research: Minkler; Center for an Accessible Society |
Nov 24 |
Thanksgiving. No Class |
Dec 1 |
Follow-up of speakers PLUS Re-evaluation of models Limitations/Implications—social model/rehab model |
Dec 8 |
Presentations of Class Projects by Students; Class Evaluation. Projects Due |
October 6 : Short Description of Project and Bibliography
We expect each person who is taking the course for 3 credits to write one or two paragraphs describing what you plan to do for the final project, a preliminary bibliography of the material you have reviewed for the project (including material other than what is included in the coursepack), a brief description of the format you plan to use and the department or program you represent. We will ask each of those persons to briefly talk about their project in class. This project description is due on October 6.
October 27 : Student Run Mid-Term Evaluation and Discussion
The following three questions will be the point of departure for your review discussion. Please write down your responses so you can submit them on the day of class.
- Describe three points you have learned so far.
- List three questions about disability or disability studies that have not yet been answered.
- Offer three recommendations for the class format, structure or physical environment.
December 8: Projects Due. Presentations of Projects in class
Each student who is taking the class for 3 credits is responsible for a 3-5 minute presentation of the results of their project. It is expected that the presentation will demonstrate how you have integrated material from the class (lectures, readings and outside speakers) into your project. Also, all final projects will be submitted on this day.Albrecht, Gary. (1992). “The Social Meaning of Impairment and Interpretation of Disability.” The Disability Business: Rehabilitation in America. Newbury Park, Calif.: Sage Publications, Pp. 67-90.
Byron, Margaret, Zoë Cockshott, Hilary Brownet & Tina Ramealawan. (2005). “What does ‘disability’ mean for medical students? An exploration of the words medical students associate with ‘disability’”. Medical Education. Vol. 39: 176-183.
Center for an Accessible Society. (1998). “The ‘New Paradigm’ of Disability”. Adapted from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research’s Proposed Long-Range Plan for Fiscal Years 1999-2004.
Charlton, James I. (1998). “Nothing About Us Without Us: Disability Oppression and Empowerment”. Berkeley: University of California Press.
Davis, Lennard. “Crips Strike Back: The Rise of Disability Studies.” American Literary History. (1999): 500-512.
Evans, J.E. (2004). “Why the Medical Model Needs Disability Studies (and vice versa): A Perspective from Rehabilitation Psychology,” Disability Studies Quarterly, Selections from Fall 2004. 24(4): 93-98.
Ferris, Jim. (2004). The Hospital Poems. Charlotte, NC: Main Street Rag Publishing Company. (Excerpts).
Fougeryrollas, Patrick and Line Beauregard.(2001). “Disability: An Interactive Person-Environment Social Creation.” Handbook of Disability Studies. Ed. Gary L. Albrecht, Katherine D. Seelman, and Michael Bury. Thousand Oaks: Sage, Pp. 171-194.
Minkler, Meredith, Pamela Fadem, Martha Perry, Klaus Blum, Leroy Moore, Judith Rogers. (2002). “Ethical Dilemmas in Participatory Action Research: A Case Study from the Disability Community” Health Education and Behavior, 29(1), February: 14-29.
PULSE (2006). “The Americans with Disabilities Act and Afterwards: Disabilities in Medical Education and Practice.”(article series).
Seelman, K. (2004) “Trends in Rehabilitation and Disability: Transition from a Medical Model to an Integrative Model (Part 1).” Disability World (22): January-March.
Stuart, Heather L. and Julio E. Arboleda-Flórez. (2001). “A Public Health Perspective on Violent Offenses Among Persons With Mental Illness.” Psychiatric Services 52(5): 654-659, May 2001.
Tervo, Raymond C., Scott Azuma, Glen Palmer, Pat Redinius. (2002). “Medical Students’ Attitudes Toward Persons with Disability: A Comparative Study” Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Vol. 83, November: 1537-1542.
Tervo, Raymond C., Glen Palmer and Pat Redinius. (2004). “Health Professional student attitudes towards people with disability.” Clinical Rehabilitation. Vol. 18: 909-915.
Weitz, Rose. (2004). “The Sociology of Health, Illness and Health Care: A Critical Approach.” 3rd ed. Belmont, CA: Wassworth.
Wendell, Susan. (1996). “The Social Construction of Disability,” In The Rejected Body: Feminist Philosophical Reflections on Disability. New York: Routledge.
WHO. (2002). “Towards a Common Language for Functioning, Disability and Health: ICF.” Geneva.
