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Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to present a model for a Disabilities Studies minor that serves students with a health and human services interest as well as students who are not typically associated with the field of disability. If we are to create communities that are inclusive of all members, we must educate not only the students within our discipline but persons outside the traditional fields of human service and health care to ensure that the systems our society creates are barrier free. This minor is interdisciplinary in its approach, involves three core courses and two electives, and relies heavily on team building, coorperative learning, case method instruction and experiential learning as its instructional strategies. Graduates with a minor in Disability Studies will enter their post graduate careers with greater confidence in dealing with an increasingly diverse world, and a proactive attitude to solving problems and overcoming barriers.
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Janet Sable
Janet Sable and Lou Powell are Associate Professors in the Department of Recreation Management & Policy, Hewitt Hall, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire 03884.
Lou Powell
Janet Sable and Lou Powell are Associate Professors in the Department of Recreation Management & Policy, Hewitt Hall, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire 03884.
David Hagner
David Hagner is the Coordinator of Rehabilitation Training Institute on Disability/UAP and Stephen Lichtenstein is on the staff of the Institute, Morrill Hall, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire 03884.
Stephen Lichtenstein
David Hagner is the Coordinator of Rehabilitation Training Institute on Disability/UAP and Stephen Lichtenstein is on the staff of the Institute, Morrill Hall, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire 03884.