THE DISABILITY EXPERIENCE

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: None Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Breadth - Social Science Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Define the term “disability” in multiple ways and in multiple contexts Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explain various models of disability, including the medical and social models, and describe how those models affect the lives of individuals with disabilities Audience: Undergraduate 3. Summarize the foundational implications of the disability rights movement and how it relates to current disability justice and advocacy actions Audience: Undergraduate 4. Describe how societal attitudes affect the lives of people with disabilities and explain strategies to modify them Audience: Undergraduate 5. Articulate the role of power and the impact of bias, stigma, stereotypes, and prejudice in the lives of individuals with disabilities, and describe ways to reduce them Audience: Undergraduate 6. Illustrate an intersectional approach to the experience of disability, including the implications of living with multiple minoritized statuses (BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, etc.) Audience: Undergraduate 7. Examine the ways that people react to the onset of a disability or chronic illness, including coping, acceptance, adaptation, and disability identity development Audience: Undergraduate 8. Explain the role of families, relationships, human intimacy, and sexuality in the disability experience Audience: Undergraduate 9. Develop into confident and effective advocates for the full participation and inclusion of individuals with disabilities in everyday society Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Define the term “disability” in multiple ways and in multiple contexts Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explain various models of disability, including the medical and social models, and describe how those models affect the lives of individuals with disabilities Audience: Undergraduate 3. Summarize the foundational implications of the disability rights movement and how it relates to current disability justice and advocacy actions Audience: Undergraduate 4. Describe how societal attitudes affect the lives of people with disabilities and explain strategies to modify them Audience: Undergraduate 5. Articulate the role of power and the impact of bias, stigma, stereotypes, and prejudice in the lives of individuals with disabilities, and describe ways to reduce them Audience: Undergraduate 6. Illustrate an intersectional approach to the experience of disability, including the implications of living with multiple minoritized statuses (BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, etc.) Audience: Undergraduate 7. Examine the ways that people react to the onset of a disability or chronic illness, including coping, acceptance, adaptation, and disability identity development Audience: Undergraduate 8. Explain the role of families, relationships, human intimacy, and sexuality in the disability experience Audience: Undergraduate 9. Develop into confident and effective advocates for the full participation and inclusion of individuals with disabilities in everyday society Audience: Undergraduate