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DHD 401 Syllabus Fall Semester 2007
DHD 401 Syllabus
# 16014
Wednesdays
4:00 to 6:45 PM
Room 704 DHSP Building
Instructors: John Kramer (jkrame3@uic.edu)
Room 538 DHSP Building (MC 626)
1640 W. Roosevelt Road, Chicago IL 60608 (312) 996-7988
Manshaparven Mirza (mmirza2@uic.edu) Room 1190 SSB (MC 321)
1200 W. Harrison St.
Chicago, IL 60607
(312) 413-2183
Office Hours: Terri Thrower (tthrowl@uic.edu)
Room 236 DHSP (MC 626) 1640 W. Roosevelt Road, Chicago IL 60608 630-290-6715 by appointment

DHD 401 surveys foundational concepts and issues in the field of disability. Students will develop a framework for understanding disability from a multi-disciplinary perspective with emphasis on its social and cultural context.
Course Objectives
Specific OBJECTIVES of this course are for students to:
To summarize and critically review the core concepts and issues in disability
definition.
To become familiar with the primary social, political, and cultural aspects of
disability.
To become familiar with historical and public policy issues related to disability in
America.
To become familiar with the research and scholarship of the DHD faculty.
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Assignments, Evaluation, and Grades
Course evaluation will be based on a weighted combination of (1) class participation and presentation, (2) a review and report of the scholarship of a DHD faculty member, (3) a brief "reflection paper" based on a DHD colloquium, (4) 5 brief "reaction papers" based on a classroom discussion, 5) a midterm paper, and 6) final exam. The goals of assignments are: (1) to evaluate student comprehension of concepts and skills, (2) to assist the student in integrating concepts, (3) to provide students opportunities to practice and develop analytical writing, and (4) to provide students opportunities to practice and develop public speaking skills.
Assignments and grades
Grades are distributed on the basis of total score:
Weighted
Assignment Grade Basis
Class participation & 5 class reaction papers 20%
Faculty scholarship report 10%
Reflection paper for colloquium 5%
Midterm paper 30%
Final exam 35%
Description and evaluation of assignments
Course readings will be available via UIC Electronic reserve at: http://uic.docutek.com/eres/
The class name is DHD 401
The code to access the readings is: .....
Class participation & 5 class reaction papers. You are expected to come prepared to make comments and ask questions that add to the understanding of yourself and your classmates. Participation is NOT evaluated on the basis of the "correctness" of your comments but rather their relevance to the discussion topic and depth and the degree to which you listen carefully and respond to your peers. In other words, asking "stupid" questions is a good thing.
Students will submit five reaction papers. The due dates are:
9/12
9/26
10/10
10/31
5) 12/05

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The reaction papers allow each student to examine a topic presented in class in greater depth. Students may select any of the topics covered in previous classes. The maximum length of each reaction paper is 1 page. The paper should focus on your reaction, both emotional and analytical, to the material reviewed and discussed in class. Please use double space, 12 point font.
Faculty scholarship report. Each student will select a faculty member from the department, review selected readings, interview the faculty member and write a brief summary. Summaries will be presented to the class. Reports will be due throughout the semester on selected dates. The intent of the assignment is to introduce the class to the work of the faculty. The maximum length of this paper should be 3 pages. We will decide on faculty member assignments during the first class.
Colloquium reflection paper. Students will attend a departmental colloquium of their choice and prepare a one-paper reflection paper. The paper will summarize the key points or issues raised in the colloquium, and the student's evaluation of the material. The paper will be due on 11/28.
Midterm paper. The midterm paper allows students to examine in greater depth a disability issue or topic presented in class. Topics must be approved by the instructor. Each paper will be approximately 10 pages long (double space, 12 point font). The October 17th class will be used to discuss your paper ideas and potential readings; the paper will due on 11/14.
Final exam. An in-class final exam will be given on 12/12. The exam will cover the major topics and readings from the semester. The format for the final will be short answer.
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Schedule of Classes Class # Date Topic
Instructors: Kramer, Mirza, Thrower
1 8/29 Basic Concepts: Who, What & Why
Introduction
Syllabus
Thought questions Instructor John Kramer
2 9/05 Disability Theory Part 1
Meaning of theory
Moral models
Medical models Readings
Altman, B. (2001). Disability definitions, models, classification schemes, and applications. In G. Albrecht, K. Seelman & M. Bury (Eds.), Handbook of disability studies (pp. 97-122). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Williams, G. (2001). Theorizing disability. In G. Albrecht, K. Seelman & M. Bury (Eds.), Handbook of disability studies (pp. 123-144). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Verbrugge, L., & Jette, A. (1994). The disablement process. Social Science Medicine, 38(1), 1-14.
3 9/12 Disability Theory Part 2
Concept of social construction
Social model of disability
Current trends in disability theory
Readings
Goodley, D. (2004). Intellectual disability as a diagnostic and social category. In The social construction of intellectual disability (pp. 30-77). New York: Cambridge University Press.
Oliver, M. (1993). Disability and dependency: A creation of industrial societies? In J. Swain, V. Finkelstein, S. French & M.
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Oliver (Eds.), Disabiling barriers- enabling environments (pp. 49-60). Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications Ltd.
Hughes, B., & Paterson, K. (1997). The social model of disability and the disappearing body: Towards a sociology of impairment. Disability & Society, 12(3), 325-340.
www.accessiblesociety.org. (2007). The center for an accessible society disability issues information. Retrieved 12 August 2007, from http://www.accessiblesociety.org/casindex.shtml
www.disabilityisnatural.com. (2007). Disability is natural. Retrieved 12 August 2007, from http://www.disabilityisnatural.com/
9/19 Bioethics
Introduction to concept
Issues and class debates
Reflections on core themes in bioethics
Readings
Asch, A. (2001). Disability, bioethics, and human rights. In G. Albrecht, K. Seelman & M. Bury (Eds.), Handbook of disability studies (pp. 297-326). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
ashleytreatment.spaces.live.com. (2007). The "Ashley treatment". Retrieved 12 August 2007, from http://ashleytreatment.spaces.live.com/
martintreatment.spaces.live.com. (2007). Martin's answer to the "Ashley treatment". Retrieved 12 August 2007, from http://martintreatment.spaces.live.com/
9126 History
Early historical themes
Historical perspectives on institutions
Eugenics
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Readings
Zenderland, L. (2004). The parable of the kallikak family:
Explaining the meaning of heredity in 1912. In S. Noll & J. Trent (Eds.), Mental retardation in America a historical reader (pp. 165-185). New York: New York University Press.
Ferguson, P. (2004). The legacy of the almshouse. In S. Noll & J. Trent (Eds.), Mental retardation in america: A historical reader (pp. 40-64). New York, NY: New York University Press.
Laughlin, H. (2004). The eugenical sterilization of the feeble­minded. In S. Noll & J. Trent (Eds.), Mental retardation in America a historical reader (pp. 225-231). New York: New York University.
Braddock, D., & Parish, S. (2001). An institutional history of disability. In G. Albrecht, K. Seelman & M. Bury (Eds.), Handbook of disability studies (pp. 11-68). Thousand Oaks, CA.: Sage Publications, Inc.
Optional:
The actual text of the Kallikak Family-
psychclassics.yorku.ca. (2000). A study in the heredity of feeble­mindedness. Retrieved 17 August 2007, from http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/Goddard/
A history that starts a little farther back:
www.mnddc.org. (2007). Parallels in time: A history of developmental disabilities. Retrieved 12 August 2007, from http://www.mnddc.org/parallels/index.html
www.mncdd.org. (2007). Parallels in time II: 1950-2005. Retrieved 12 August 2007, from
http://www.mncdd.org/parallels2/index.htm
Ladd-Taylor, M. (2004). The "Sociological advantages" Of sterilization: Fiscal policies and feeble-minded women in interwar minnesota. In S. Noll & J. Trent (Eds.), Mental retardation in america: A historical reader (pp. 281-299). New York, NY: New York University Press.
Instructor Mansha Mirza
6 10/03 Rights, Empowerment & Advocacy Part 1
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Empowerment
Advocacy
Historical perspectives
Readings:
DeJong, G. (1979). Independent Living: From Social Movement to Analytic Paradigm. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 60, 435-446.
Longmore, P.K. The League of the Physically Handicapped and the Great Depression. A case study in the new disability history. In P.K. Longmore, Why I burned my book and other essays, pp.55-101.
Longmore, P.K. The Disability Rights Movement. Activism in the 1970s and beyond. In P.K. Longmore, Why I burned my book and other essays, pp.102-115.
7 10/10 Rights, Empowerment & Advocacy Part 2
Advocacy & Empowerment Movements
Current issues
Readings:
Bylov., F. Patterns of culture & power after 'The Great Release': the history of movements of subculture & empowerment among Danish people with learning difficulties. British Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 35 (3), 139-145.
Siska, J. A new movement in an old bureaucracy: the development of self-advocacy in the Czech Republic. British Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 35 (3), 146-150.
Shimrat, I. (1998). Freedom. Alternatives' 98 Conference, Long Beach California.
Tsuda, E. Japanese culture and the philosophy of self-advocacy: the importance of interdependence in community living. British Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 35 (3), 151-156.
Young, J. M. (1997). Equality of Opportunity: the Making of the Americans with Disabilities Act. National Council on Disability, pg 5-46. July 26,
Instructors: Kramer, Mirza, Thrower
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8 10/17 Class Discussion of Paper Proposals
Instructor Mansha Mirza
9 10/24 Legislation, policy, & service systems Part 1
The ADA and International Laws
ADA controversies
Introduction to disability systems
Readings:
Hiofus, J. (2000). How the ADA Handicaps me. The CATO Institute. Available online at: http://www.cato.org/dailys/07-26­00.html
Kanter, A.S. (2005). The globalization of disability rights law. In P. Black (Ed.), Disability Rights in the series The International Library of Essays on Rights. Ashgate Press.
Peterson, C.H. (2005). A Progressive Law with Weak Enforcement? An Empirical Study of Hong Kong's Disability Law. Disability Studies Quarterly, 25 (4).
Rimmerman, A., Araten-Bergman, T., Avrami, S., & Azaiza, F. (2005). Israel's Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities Law: Current Status and Future Directions. Disability Studies Quarterly, 25 (4).
Waddington, L. & Diller, M. (2002). Tensions and Coherence in Disability Policy: The Uneasy Relationship between Social Welfare and Civil Rights Models of Disability in American, European and International Employment Law. In Breslin, M.L. & Yee, S. (Eds.) Disability Rights Law and Policy International and National Perspectives. Papers conceived and
Commissioned by the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF). Transnational Publishers.
10 10/31 Legislation, policy, & service systems Part 2

Introduction to systems (continued)
Social Security & Medicare
Readings:
Parker, S., & Cass, B. (2005). New Paradigms of Disability in Social Security Law and Policy in Australia: Implications for Participation. Disability Studies Quarterly, 25 (4).
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Bal, P., Morris, M., Harntnette, J., & Blanck, P. (2006). Breaking the Cycle of Poverty: Asset Accumulation by People with Disabilities. Disability Studies Quarterly, 26 (1).
Campbell, F.K. (2006). Litigation Neurosis: Pathological responses
or rational subversion? Disability Studies Quarterly, 26 (1).
McLaughlin, M.J. & Thurlow, M. (2003). Educational accountability and students with disabilities: Issues and challenges. Journal of Educational Policy, 17(4), 431-451.
Stodden, R.A., Conway, M.A. & Chang, K.B.T. (2003). Findings from the study of transition, technology and postsecondary supports for youth with disabilities: Implications for secondary school educators. Journal of Special Education Technology, 18(4), pp. 29-43
Instructor Terri Thrower
11 11/07 Experience/Identity Part 1: Experience and
constructing identity
Experiences of disability and the impact on individual identity
"Voice" of disabled people
Visibility, Invisibility, and the decision to identify
Film excerpt: Cheryl Wade's Sassy Girl: Memoirs of a Poster Child Gone Awry
Film excerpt: Tekki Lomnicki's Blurred Vision Readings:
Mairs, N. (1996). Waist-High in the World: A Life Among the Nondisabled. Boston: Beacon Press. (Chapter 1, "Plunging In", pp. 3-18).
Reeve, D. (2002). "Negotiating psycho-emotional dimensions of disability and their influence on identity construction." Disability & Society, Vol. 17, No. 5, pp. 493-508.
Gill, C. J. (1997). "Four types of integration in disability identity development." Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 9(1), pp. 39-46.
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12 11/14 Experience/Identity Part 2: Identity, intersections,
and politics
"Coming out" disabled
Intersections of identity: queer, race, gender, class
Identity politics, Davis' concept of "dismodemersm"
Film excerpt: Greg Walloch, F**K the Disabled Audio or video excerpt: Lynn Manning, Weights Readings
Davis, L. J. (2002). Bending Over Backwards: Disability,
Dismodernism, and Other Difficult Positions. New York: New
York University Press. (Chapter 1, "The End of Identity Politics
and the Beginning of Dismodernism", pp. 9-32).
Sandahl, C. (2004). "Black man, blind man: Disability identity politics and performance." Theatre Journal, 56, pp. 579-602.
Taylor, M. (2005). "Self-identity and the arts education of disabled young people." Disability & Society, Vol. 20, No. 7, pp. 763­778.
13 11/21 no class
14 11/28 Disability Arts & Culture Part 1: Disability
representation and media
How disability has been portrayed and how it effects perceptions of disability
Arts vs. art therapy
The power of the media
Film: Mitchell and Snyder's, Disability Takes on the Arts
Film: Shameless Readings
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Marks, D. (1999). Disability: Controversial Debates and Psychosocial Perspectives. London: Routledge. (Chapter 8, "Investment in Images", pp. 153-175)
Haller, B. Dorries, B., & Rahn, J. (2006). "Media labeling versus the US disability community identity: a study of shifting cultural language." Disability & Society, Vol. 21, No. 1, pp. 61-75.
Shakespeare, T. (1984). "Cultural representation of disabled people: Dustbins for disavowal?" Disability & Society, Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 283-299.
15 12/05 Disability Arts & Culture Part 2: Constructing
Disability Culture and "counter-culture"
What is "disability culture" and what does it provide?
Staring, staring back, and the gaze
Experience, self-representation, and challenging mainstream perceptions of disability
Film: David Mitchell and Sharon Snyder's Vital Signs: Crip Culture
Talks Back
Readings
Peters, S. (2000). "Is there a disability culture? A syncretisation of three possible world views." Disability & Society, Vol. 15, No. 4, pp. 583-601
Garland Thomson, R. (2005). "Dares to stares: Disabled women performance artists & the dynamics of staring." In C. Sandahl & P. Auslander (Eds.), Bodies in Commotion: Disability & Performance, pp. 30-41. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press,
Mitchell, D. T. & Snyder, S. L. (2000). "Talking about Talking Back: Afterthoughts on the making of the disability documentary Vital Signs: Crip Culture Talks Back." In S. Crutchfield & M. Epstein (Eds.), Points of Contact: Disability, Art, and Culture, pp. 191­217. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.
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16 12/12 FINAL EXAM
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