Last updated: April 1, 2016 @ 08:58AM
Applied Disability Studies
Director
Maurice Feldman
Professor
Maurice Feldman
Associate Professor
Rosemary Condillac
Assistant Professors
Julie Koudys, Kendra Thomson, Rebecca Ward, Kimberley Zonneveld
Adjunct Professors
Marjorie Aunos, Ivan Brown, Ivy Chong, Tom Craig, John Davis, Kimberly Harris, Barry Isaacs, Darren Levine, Yona Lunsky, Andrew McNamara, Laura Mullins, Karl Stobbe, Valerie Temple
Participating Faculty
Sheila Bennett (Teacher Education), Maureen Connolly (Kinesiology), Jan Frijters (Child and Youth Studies), Gail Frost (Kinesiology), Dorothy Griffiths (Child and Youth Studies), Kimberly Maich (Teacher Education), John McNamara (Child and Youth Studies), Shannon Moore (Child and Youth Studies), Frances Owen (Child and Youth Studies), Christine Tardif-Williams (Child and Youth Studies), Donato Tarulli (Child and Youth Studies), Tricia Vause (Child and Youth Studies), Dawn Zinga (Child and Youth Studies)
General Information
Academic Administrator
Alison Rothwell
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Applied Disability Studies is designed to contribute to the betterment of the lives of persons with disabilities by providing multidisciplinary, quality education to the next generation of professionals, researchers and educators as well as to experienced professionals in the field. Faculty are internationally respected in disabilities and applied behaviour analysis, and students will be able to design a stimulating program of study that meets their current and future interests and career aspirations.
Undergraduate elective courses in disability studies are open to all students who have completed 12.5 credits at the time of registration. These elective options will be of particular interest to students who wish to pursue careers in disability related fields, Applied Behaviour Analysis, or wish to continue in postgraduate education.
Description of Courses
Note that not all courses are offered in every session. Refer to the applicable term timetable for details.
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Prerequisites and Restrictions
Students must check to ensure that prerequisites are met. Students may be deregistered, at the request of the instructor, from any course for which prerequisites and/or restrictions have not been met.
ADST 3P82
A History of Disability Technologies
(also offered as HIST 3P82)
Cultural, scientific and medical roots of disability technologies from 1850 to the present. Historical examination of how ability technologies reveal individual experiences with disability as well as related notions of citizenship, gender, sexuality, identity and accessibility.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
ADST 4P00
Foundations in Applied Disability Studies
Introduction to a broad spectrum of disability studies and literature authored by persons with disabilities.
Online.
Restriction: open to students with a minimum of 12.5 credits and permission of the Program.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in ADST 6P00.
ADST 4P50
Disability and Society
Theoretical, philosophical and practical issues facing persons with disabilities examined from a strengths-based model emphasizing diversity, identity and empowerment.
Online.
Restriction: open to students with a minimum of 12.5 credits and permission of the Program.
Prerequisite(s): ADST 4P00 (6P00).
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in ADST 6P50.
ADST 4P85
Critical Qualitative Design Applications
Exploration, examination, and application of critical, reflective practice in qualitative research emphasizing patterns and distinctions across theoretical and typological foundations of qualitative inquiry.
Online.
Restriction: open to students with a minimum of 12.5 credits and permission of the Program.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in ADST 6P85.
ADST 4P90
Applied Behaviour Analysis Across the Lifespan I
Introduction to the science of applied behaviour analysis (ABA) as applied to persons with disabilities, their families, caregivers and teachers.
Online.
Restriction: open to students with a minimum of 12.5 credits and permission of the Program.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in ADST 6P90.
ADST 4P91
Applied Behaviour Analysis Across the LIfespan II
Further study in applied behaviour analysis (ABA) emphasizing interpretation and critical analysis of ABA research, and use of behaviour analytic framework as applied to effective interventions for people with disabilities.
Online.
Restriction: open to students with a minimum of 12.5 credits and permission of the Program.
Prerequisite(s): ADST 4P90 (6P90) or permission of the Program.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in ADST 6P91.
ADST 4P95
Research Methods in Applied Disability Studies
Overview of quantitative and qualitative approaches, methodologies, and designs used in research relating to or including persons with disabilities.
Online.
Restriction: open to students with a minimum of 12.5 credits and permission of the Program.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in ADST 6P95.