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Events

May 22, 2007
Times Vary
UW Disability and Deaf Arts and Culture Festival

September 21, 2007
8am - 5pm
Husky Daze - Welcome Booth
Come joins us on Red Square

more events

News

September 15, 2006
Professor Paul S. Miller appointed as the Director of the Disability Studies Program

more news

Faculty and Student Scholarly Work

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Contacts

Information about the Minor

Mark Weitzenkamp
Law, Societies, and Justice Academic Counselor
Gowen Hall 42
Phone: (206) 543-2396
Fax: (206) 685-2146
lsjadv@u.washington.edu

General Information

Paul Steven Miller
Disability Studies Director
Professor of Law, School of Law
Gates Hall
Box 353020
Phone: (206) 616-3137
psmiller@u.washington.edu

Dennis Lang
Rehabilitation Medicine Auxiliary Faculty
Phone: (206) 522-3104
dlang@u.washington.edu

Academic Resources

University of Washington Resources

In the pages in this section you will find various resources regarding Disability Studies. These are to help you to further your knowledge of the discipline. [need more text]

Seattle Resources

Washington Talking Book and Braille Library: http://www.wtbbl.org/

National and International Resources

Society for Disability Studies: http://www.uic.edu/orgs/sds/generalinfo.html
Founded in 1982, The Society for Disability Studies is an international organization that supports scholarly work in the field. They publish Disability Studies Quarterly, a journal dedicated to interdisciplinary scholarship that engages with key issues in Disability Studies.
Disability History Museum: http://www.disabilitymuseum.org/
The Disability History Museum has a significant collection of primary resources available for viewing on-line.
disabilitystudies.net: http://www.disabilitystudies.net/
disabiltiystudies.net is an internet consortium of individuals interested in the study of disability. The website includes academic abstracts and links that are useful for research and scholarship.
The State of Disability in America: http://www.ucp.org/uploads/StateofDisabilityinAmerica.pdf
A recent study funded by the Life Without Limits Project, that examines the experience of persons with disabilities in America. The article provides a good history of disability, including the movement for civil rights, in the United States, and offers a perspective on public policy and social change that affects the lives of people with disabilities.
Disability Social History Project: http://www.disabilityhistory.org/
This website features an eclectic archive that can provide a starting point for projects and research.
United Kingdom Disability Studies Archive: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies/archiveuk/

Journals and Publications

Disability Studies Quarterly: http://www.dsq-sds.org/
The Review of Disability Studies: An International Journal: http://www.rds.hawaii.edu/
Journal of Disability Law published by the Social Science Research Network: SSRN Direct Link This link was shortened for length, but will bring you to the Journal of Disability Law.
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, published by the American Association on Developmental Disabilities
Disability and Society: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/cdsoauth.asp