SOC2550

Students will explore both the medical model and the social model of what it means to be “able-bodied” and “disabled,” and the benefits and disadvantages of those labels for the people who bear them. Students will also compare and contrast the concepts of ability and disability for people living around the globe, and understand the work of social activists in the disability community. Finally, we will address the new possibilities that are emerging in the form of technologies and medications, and what that means for access and identity. Eligibility: ENG 1510 without supports or Corequisite: ENG 1510 with supports. J fall, spring; C fall, spring.

CR

Interactive TV, Lecture

Audit, Special Audit, Standard Letter Grade, Credit/Fail Standard Letter

APLN, DIVE, E, S, SOCS