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Disability Studies at Temple University
What is "Disability Studies"?
Disability is a cultural experience. Disability Studies uses an interdisciplinary perspective to explore
the disability experience. Disability Studies questions concepts such as "normalcy" and analyzes
"differences" through origins, institutions, policies, philosophies, culture, and traditions. The
concept of disability has legal, medical, political, social, and temporal variations and implications. Similar
to African American Studies, Gender Studies, Women's Studies, and Native American Studies, Disability Studies
qua academic study developed through the emergence of a Social Justice and Civil Rights Movement – the
Disability Rights Movement.
Why Attend Disability Studies at Temple?
In exploration of the breadth of intersectional concepts, Disability Studies at Temple University is an Interdisciplinary collaboration: a cluster of curricula including accredited programs, mini-series lectures, performances, symposia and more. Disability Studies at Temple is inclusive programming with great diversity in both scholars and students. A significant portion of our programming is freely available to the community at large.
Disability Studies: Programs, Events, Resources
Disability Studies Curriculum
Learn about Temple's Disability Studies Graduate Certificate.
The Institute on Disabilities has a cluster of Disability-Studies related curricula including:
- Mini Course Lecture Series (free to public)
- Symposia such as the Annual Disability & Change Symposium (free to the public)
Related Graduate Certificates Available at Temple...
Faculty and Scholars
Disability Studies has over 50 affiliated faculty and graduate students:
- Interdisciplinary Faculty Council on Disability
- Graduate/Research Assistantships
- Interdisciplinary Disability Studies Graduate Group
Disability Access at Temple:
Scholarly Resources
- Scholarship by the Interdisciplinary Faculty Council on Disability
- Visionary Voices Oral Histories
- Valuing Lives. Wolfensberger & the Principle of Normalization
- Here. Stories from Selinsgrove Center and KenCrest Services
- Other disability-related materials
Temple's Urban Archives offers the following Disability Rights special collections...
Area Disability Studies Events
Latest calendar of Temple University disability-related events including lectures, symposia, art / performances / movie screenings, etc.
Contact / Listservs
For more information about Disability Studies at Temple University:
- Subscribe to the listserv for Temple Interdisciplinary Faculty Council on Disabilities (Temple Faculty only)
- Subscribe to the listserv for Disabilities Studies Scholars at Temple
- Email us at iod@temple.edu to request more information about Disability Studies at Temple