Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences - Disability Studies

King's University College at Western University

In the Disability Studies (DS) department, we walk with students through rethinking and reimagining disability. We share cases of successful inclusion and supports that broaden the role of disabled people and the upside potential of welcoming this diversity. We use stimulating social science and humanities’ lenses to critique the common perception that it is the disability that needs to be fixed or cured, or even that there is any ''hard line'' of ''who is disabled.'' We show instead how systemic ableism winds up making curriculum, policy and laws exclusionary – and why that is a collective loss for us all.We use inquiry-based learning to teach students how to think through and analyze complex social and economic issues. Students can apply those theories to analysis of everyday cases from social media, news, business, and schools, and are prepared to confront and transform those kinds of real-world challenges when they walk out the door.

Western University (Ontario) King's University College