Disability, Exclusion, and schooling
  • About
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    • Rubrics for Assessment
  • Coursework
    • Session 1- July 8, 2014: Introduction
    • Session 2- July 10, 2014: Cultural History of Disability
    • Session 3- July 15, 2014: Cultural History of Disability-The Disability Rights Movement
    • Session 4- July 17, 2014: Language, Discourse, Knowledge, Representation, & Power
    • Session 5- July 22, 2014: Intelligence, Labeling, and the Social Construction of Personhood
    • Session 6- July 24, 2014: SPED Law
    • Session 7- July 29, 2014: A Legacy of Special Education- Who Does Not Benefit?
    • Session 8- July 31, 2014:Contours of Exclusion: Contemporary Education Policies (IDEIA, NCLB, RTTT, etc.)
    • Session 10: August 7, 2014: Inclusive Culture, Engagement and Participation
  • Readings

Willowbrook: the Last Great Disgrace

7/15/2014

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In class today, Amanda mentioned how shocking to her it was that the legislation to protect the rights of individuals with disabilities is do recent.  The clip below shows a part of a 1972 expose on Willowbrook, a Staten Island institution. Also check out this NPR piece that highlights how not too distant the maltreatment of individuals with disabilities is, in time nor in space.
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“European Year of Handicapped People”

7/13/2014

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In the Media: Students with Down Syndrome as Inspirational

7/9/2014

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Read the whole story here
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More bell hooks for ya:

7/8/2014

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So... for those of you who were into the chapter from class today, to the left is a link to purchase the full book, and below is a talk that Ashleigh told me about in class.
Teaching to Transgress
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