View the database here: Disability Studies Programs in the U.S.
This resource is maintained by Marion Quirici with research assistant Anne McQuade at Kennesaw State University.
The spreadsheet identifies programs as critical, applied, or mixed. We define “critical disability studies” programs as those in line with the field as practiced by SDS, drawing at least in part on humanities methodologies. “Applied” programs are those that primarily train students to work with disabled people, without identifiable critique of what scholars in our field call the medical model of disability. “Mixed” programs are those that incorporate both critical and applied elements.
Note that the spreadsheet has three pages, listing undergraduate programs, graduate programs, and programs that have been cancelled since 2025. Use the tabs at the bottom to navigate between pages.
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