ACADEMIC PROGRAMS IN DISABILITY STUDIES
Steven J. Taylor and Rachael Zubal-Ruggieri
Center on Human Policy, Law and Disability Studies
Syracuse University
Updated April 2009
This is a listing of Disability Studies programs in North American Academic Institutions. The title “Disability Studies” has become popular and is sometimes used to refer to programs in clinical or instructional fields. The programs in this listing meet the following criteria: (1) the sponsoring university offers a four-year undergraduate degree or Master’s or doctoral degrees: (2) the programs offer a formal academic program, including a degree, concentration, specialization, minor, major, or certificate in Disability Studies; (3) the programs include disability course work in non-clinical and non-instructional fields (e.g., the Humanities, Social Sciences, Literature, Law, Policy Studies, or the Visual or Performing Arts); and (4) information describing the programs can be found in written form or on a university web site. This listing does not include research or training centers that do not offer formal academic programs.
Academic Institution: Chapman University
Program: Ph.D. in Education, Disability Studies Emphasis
Academic Unit: College of Educational Studies
Address: One University Drive
Orange, CA 92866
Contact: Joel A. Colbert, Ed.D., Director, Ph.D. in Education Program
Phone/TTY: (714) 997-6815
E-mail: colbert@chapman.edu
WWW:
http://www.chapman.edu/CES/PhD/disability.asp
Academic Institution: College of Staten Island, The City University of New York
Program: Minor in Disability Studies, Interdisciplinary Program
Academic Unit: Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work
Address: Psychology/Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work Building (4S), Room 236
2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island, NY 10314
Contact: David A. Goode, Ph.D.
Phone/TTY: (718) 982-3757
E-mail:
goode@mail.csi.cuny.edu WWW:
http://www.csi.cuny.edu/catalog/undergraduate/6622.htm Comment: This minor may be taken in combination with any baccalaureate degree.
Academic Institution: The City University of New York
Programs: Master of Arts in Disability Studies
Multidisciplinary Graduate Certificate in Disability Studies
Academic Unit: CUNY School of Professional Studies
Address: John F. Kennedy, Jr. Institute for Worker Education
101 West 31st Street, 14th Floor
New York, NY 10001
Contact: Mariette J. Bates, Ph.D.
Phone/TTY: (212) 652-2047
E-mail:
Mariette.Bates@mail.cuny.edu WWW:
http://www.sps.cuny.edu/programs/spscourses/program
description.aspx?pid=6&sid=DSCP http://www.sps.cuny.edu/programs/mads/index.html
Academic Institution: Gallaudet University
Program: Master’s of Arts in Deaf Studies
Cultural Studies Concentration
Deaf History Concentration
Sign Language Teaching Concentration
Academic Unit: Department of ASL and Deaf Studies
Address: Hall Memorial Building, Room E-111
800 Florida Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20002-3695
Contact: M.J. Bienvenu, Department Chair
Phone/TTY: 202-651-5814 - v/tty
E-mail:
Martina.Bienvenu@gallaudet.edu WWW:
http://depts.gallaudet.edu/Deaf.Studies/ Comment: Disability Studies is incorporated into History and other courses
Academic Institution: Hofstra University
Program: Disability Studies Program (Undergraduate Minor)
Academic Unit: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Address: Hempstead Turnpike
Hempstead, NY 11549
Contact: G.T. Couser, Director of Disability Studies Program and Professor of English
Phone/TTY: 516-463-6743
Email:
G.T.Couser@hofstra.edu WWW:
http://www.hofstra.edu/academics/academics_2004_bulletin.cfm Comment: Information on this Minor is listed on pp. 166-167 of the Academic Bulletin (see link above)
Academic Institution: Miami University
Program: Undergraduate Disability Studies Minor
Academic Unit: College of Arts and Sciences
Address: c/o Department of Sociology
Upham Hall
Oxford, OH 45056
Contacts: Kathy McMahon-Klosterman - (513) 529-1758
Jean Lynch - (513) 529-2628
Email:
mcmahok@muohio.edu;
lynchjm@muohio.edu WWW:
http://www.units.muohio.edu/sociology/DisabilityStudies4.shtml Comment: Additional information can be found on the program’s brochure available at:
http://www.users.muohio.edu/warrenjl/eportfolio/dst_
brochure.pdf
Academic Institution: National-Louis University
Program: Disability and Equity in Education Doctoral Program
Academic Unit: National College of Education
Address: 1000 Capitol Drive
Wheeling, IL 60090
Contact: Valerie Owen, Program Director
Phone/TTY: (847) 947-5049
E-mail:
vowen@nl.edu WWW:
http://www.nl.edu/academics/nce/programs/Doctoral/DEE.cfm
Academic Institution: Ohio State University
Program: Undergraduate Minor in Disability Studies
Graduate Interdisciplinary Specialization in Disability Studies
Academic Unit: Arts & Sciences (Interdisciplinary)
Address: c/o Department of English
421 Denney Hall
164 West 17th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210
Contact: Brenda Brueggemann, Associate Professor
Joe Wheaton, Associate Professor
Phone/TTY: 614-292-8313 (voice) (Dr. Wheaton)
(614) 292-6065 x7395 (v/tty) (office)
E-mail:
brueggemann.1@osu.edu wheaton.3@osu.edu WWW:
http://disabilitystudies.osu.edu/ http://digitalunion.osu.edu/r2/summer06/kmetz/index.html Comment: Ohio State University now hosts and edits
Disability Studies Quarterly.
Academic Institution: Pacific University
Program: Disability Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences (Minor)
Academic Unit: College of Arts & Sciences
Address: Disability Studies/Humanities
2034 College Way
Forest Grove, OR 96116
Contact: Dr. Tim Thompson
Phone/TTY: (503) 352-2229
E-mail:
thompsot@pacificu.edu WWW:
http://www.pacificu.edu/as/disability/
Academic Institution: Ryerson University
Program: Bachelor’s of Arts in Disability Studies
Academic Unit: School of Disability Studies
Address: Ryerson University
350 Victoria Street
Toronto, ON M5B 2K3
CANADA
Contact: Melanie Panitch, Director
Phone/TTY: (416) 979-5000 (ext. 6128)
E-mail:
mpanitch@ryerson.ca WWW:
http://www.ryerson.ca/ds/ Comment: Course-work can be taken via two-week on-site courses and distance education.
Academic Institution: Stony Brook University
Program: Disabilities Studies Concentration, Bachelor of Science in Health Science
Academic Unit: School of Health Technology & Management
Address: HSC – SHTM, L-2
Stony Brook, NY 11794-8200
Contact: Sharon A. Cuff, LMSW, Clinical Associate Professor
Phone/TTY: (631) 444-3242
E-mail:
sharon.cuff@stonybrook.edu WWW:
http://www.hsc.stonybrook.edu/shtm/bshs/nonclinical.cfm#ds
Academic Institution: Syracuse University
Program: Graduate (Master’s and Ph.D.) Concentration in Disability Studies
Graduate Certificate of Advanced Study (CAS) Program in Disability Studies
Joint Degree Program in Law (J.D.) and Education (Master’s and CAS in Disability Studies)
Academic Unit: Cultural Foundations of Education, School of Education
Address: Center on Human Policy, Law, and Disability Studies
Syracuse University
805 South Crouse Avenue
Syracuse NY 13244-2280
Contact: Steven J. Taylor, Ph.D., Centennial Professor and Coordinator of Disability Studies
Phone/TTY: (315) 443-3851; TTY (315) 443-4355
E-mail:
staylo01@syr.edu WWW:
http://disabilitystudies.syr.edu/what/disabilitystudiesatSU.aspx Comment: The CAS in Disability Studies is available to students matriculated in any graduate program at Syracuse University as well as persons who are not otherwise enrolled in a university program.
For information on the Joint Degree Program in Law and Education, contact Professor Arlene Kanter, College of Law, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244 (
kantera@law.syr.edu or 315-443-9551).
Academic Institution: Teachers College, Columbia University
Program: Disability Studies in Education Concentration in the Ed.D. Program in Curriculum & Teaching
Academic Unit: Department of Curriculum and Teaching
Address: Box 31
525 West 120th Street
New York, NY 10027
Contact: Alicia Broderick, Ph.D.
Phone/TTY: (212) 678-4124 (v)
E-mail: broderick@tc.edu
WWW:
http://www.tc.columbia.edu/C&T/
Academic Institution: Temple University
Program: Graduate Certificate in Disability Studies
Academic Unit: College of Education
Address: Institute on Disabilities
1601 North Broad Street
University Services Building, Suite 610
Philadelphia, PA 19122
Contact: Mike Dorn, Ph.D., Coordinator of Disability Studies
Phone: (215) 204-3373; TTY (215) 204-1356
E-mail:
mdorn@temple.edu WWW:
http://disabilities.temple.edu/programs/ds/ http://ed.temple.edu//programs/certificate/iod_disabilitystudies.html
Academic Institution: Washington State University
Program: Undergraduate Minor in Disability Studies
Academic Unit: Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences
Address: P.O. Box 642420
Pullman, WA 99164-2420
Contact: Dr. Gail D. Chermak, Professor and Chair
Phone/TTY: (509) 335-4526
E-mail:
chermak@wsu.edu WWW:
http://www.libarts.wsu.edu/speechhearing/academics/minor-ds.html
Academic Institution: University of California at Berkeley
Program: Minor in Disability Studies in Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Studies
Academic Unit: Undergraduate and Interdisciplinary Studies
Address: Interdisciplinary Studies Field Major
349 Campbell Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-2922
Contact: Dawn Strough, Student Affairs Officer
Lead Faculty: Georgina Kleege
Phone/TTY: (510) 643-7691
For TTY/TDD access, call (510) 642-9900
E-mail:
isf@berkeley.edu;
gkleege@berkeley.edu WWW:
http://ls.berkeley.edu/ugis/ds/
Academic Institute: University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA)
Program: Undergraduate Disability Studies Minor
Academic Unit: Division of Undergraduate Education, College of Letters & Science
Address: Box 951430, A316 Murphy
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1430
Contact: Kyle McJunkin, Academic Advisor for Disability Studies
Phone: (310) 825-3223
E-mail:
disabilitystudies@college.ucla.edu WWW:
http://www.disabilitystudies.ucla.edu
Academic Institution: University of Delaware
Program: Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Minor in Disabilities Studies
Academic Unit: The College of Human Services, Education and Public Policy
Address: The Center for Disabilities Studies
461 Wyoming Road
Newark, DE 19716
Contact: Dr. Laura Eisenman, Disabilities Studies Minor Advisor
Phone/TTY: (302) 831-0532; TTY (302) 831-4689
E-mail:
eisenman@udel.edu WWW:
http://www.udel.edu/cds/disabilities_minor.html
Academic Institution: University of Hawai‘i at Manoa
Program: Certificate in Disability and Diversity Studies
Academic Unit: Center on Disability Studies and Educational Foundations
Address: 1776 University Ave., UA 4-6
Honolulu, HI 96822
Contact: Norma Jean Stodden
Phone/TTY: (808) 956-4454
E-mail: nstodden@hawaii.edu
WWW:
http://www.cds.hawaii.edu/main/certificates/
Academic Institution: University of Illinois at Chicago
Program: Ph.D. in Disability Studies
Academic Unit: Department of Disability and Human Development
College of Applied Health Sciences
Address: 1640 W. Roosevelt Road (MC 626)
Chicago, IL 60608-6904
Contact: Carol J. Gill, Ph.D., Director of Graduate Studies
Phone/TTY: (312) 996-1508; TTY (312) 996-1233
E-mail:
cg16@uic.edu WWW:
http://www.ahs.uic.edu/dhd/academics/phd.php
Academic Institution: University of Illinois at Chicago
Program: Master of Science in Disability and Human Development
Academic Unit: Department of Disability and Human Development, College of Applied Health Sciences
Address: Suite 436 IIDD
1640 W. Roosevelt Road
Chicago, IL 60608
Contact: Tamar Heller, Ph.D., Head
Glenn Fujiura, Ph.D., Director of Graduate Studies
Phone/TTY: (312) 413-1647; TTY (312) 413-0453
E-mail: DHD@uic.edu
WWW:
http://www.ahs.uic.edu/dhd/academics/ms.php
Academic Institution: University of Maine
Programs: Undergraduate Disability Studies Core Curriculum
Graduate Interdisciplinary Concentration in Disability Studies
Academic Unit: Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies
Address: 5717 Corbett Hall, Room 114
Orono, ME 04469-5717
Contact: Elizabeth DePoy and Stephen Gilson
Phone/TTY: (207) 581-1084 or (800) 203-6957
E-Mail:
ccimail@umit.maine.edu WWW:
http://www.ccids.umaine.edu
Academic Institution: University of Manitoba
Program: Interdisciplinary Master’s in Disability Studies
Academic Unit: Graduate Studies
Address: Room 128 Education Building
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2
CANADA
Contact: Tanis Woodland
Phone/TTY: (204) 474-7017
Fax: (204) 474-6676
E-Mail:
disability_studies@umanitoba.ca WWW:
http://www.umanitoba.ca/disability_studies
Academic Institute: University of Massachusetts Lowell
Program: Undergraduate Disability Studies Minor
Academic Unit: College of Arts and Sciences
Address: One University Avenue
Lowell, MA 01854
Contact: Charlotte Mandell, Coordinator
Phone: 978-934-3954
E-mail:
Charlotte_Mandell@uml.edu WWW:
http://www.uml.edu/catalog/undergraduate/colleges/
arts_sciences/psychology/Specialization_in_Developmental_
Disabilities.htm Notes: The Disability Studies minor is open to all undergraduates and consists of an interdisciplinary program of 18-24 credits of required and elective courses.
Academic Institution: University of Pittsburgh
Program: Graduate Disability Studies Certificate Program
Academic Unit: School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Department of Health Information Management
Address: 6051 Forbes Tower
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Contact: Katherine D. Seelman, Associate Dean of Disability Programs and Professor Rehabilitation Science & Technology
Phone/TTY: (412) 383-6653
E-Mail:
Kds31@pitt.edu WWW:
http://www.shrs.pitt.edu Comment: The Disability Studies certificate is part of the Masters in Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and the Ph.D. program in Rehabilitation Science.
Academic Institution: University of Toledo
Programs: Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Minor in Disability Studies
Master of Liberal Studies Program (MLS), Concentration in Disability Studies (DST)
Academic Unit: College of Arts & Sciences
Address: Disability Studies Program
University Hall 2100, Mail Stop 920
2901 W. Bancroft
Toledo, OH 43606-3390
Contact: Jim Ferris
Phone/TTY: (419) 530-7245
E-Mail:
jim.ferris@utoledo.edu WWW:
http://www.utoledo.edu/as/disability/
Academic Institution: University of Washington
Program: Individualized Studies Major in Disability Studies
Academic Unit: College of Arts and Sciences
Address: Box 353530
Seattle, WA 98195-3530
Contacts: Mark Weitzenkamp
Dennis Lang
Phone/TTY: (206) 543-2396
E-Mail:
lsjadv@u.washington.edu dlang@u.washington.edu WWW:
http://depts.washington.edu/istudies/faculty_designed/
disability_studies
Academic Institution: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Program: Interdisciplinary Cluster
Academic Unit: College of Letters and Science
Address: South Hall
1055 Bascom Mall
Madison, WI 53706
Contact: Marsha Mailick Seltzer, Ph.D.
Phone/TTY: (608) 263-5940
E-Mail:
mseltzer@waisman.wisc.edu WWW:
http://www.clusters.wisc.edu/clusters/show/16/ Comment: The University of Wisconsin-Madison does not yet have a formal academic program in Disability Studies. However, the university has made a commitment to the development of a program through a Cluster Hiring Initiative to fill multiple tenure track positions in Disability Studies.
Academic Institution: University of Wyoming
Program: Minor in Disability Studies
Academic Unit: College of Health Sciences
Address: Wyoming INstitute for Disabilities (WIND)
Department 4298
1000 E. University Ave.
Laramie, WY 82071
Contact: Contact: Michelle Jarman, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Disabilities Studies
Phone/TTY: 307-766-5060 (voice)
307-766-2720 (TTY)
E-mail:
mjarman@uwyo.edu WWW:
http://www.uwyo.edu/wind/training/studies.asp
Academic Institution: York University
Program: Master of Arts in Critical Disability Studies
Ph.D. in Critical Disability Studies
Academic Unit: Faculty of Graduate Studies
Address: Room 409, HNES Building
4700 Keele Street
Toronto, ON M3J 1P3
Canada
Contact: Domenica Lam, Graduate Programme Assistant
Phone/TTY: (416) 736-2100 ext. 44494
WWW:
http://www.yorku.ca/cdis/ Comment: Being the first research-based graduate programs in Canada which critically study disability from an interdisciplinary approach, they contribute to emerging research examining the systemic social, political, legal and economic barriers to the full societal inclusion of persons with disabilities. Admitted full-time PhD students are "given" a financial support package. Subject to government funding, full-time Master's students are "eligible" for a financial support package. (Note that some conditions may apply.)