TY - JOUR AU - DOE, TANIS PY - 2010/04/26 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - INTRODUCTION TO DISABILITY STUDIES JF - TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology JA - TRAILS VL - IS - SE - DO - UR - https://trails.asanet.org/article/view/introduction-to-disability-studies SP - AB - Upon successful completion of the course you will:•Know major issues concerning disability and discrimination in Canada, and understand their impact with particular reference to the situation of children and women. •Be familiar with the medical model, the social construction of disability, the independent living paradigm, and the emerging paradigms. •Be able to describe public sector resources available to disabled people in Canada in general and BC in particular. •Know the basic protocol and procedures for accommodating disability related needs in the context of human services. •Understand your own beliefs and values in relation to disability/disablement. ER -