Course Catalog - 2020-2021

     

HIST 426 - DISABILITY AND U.S. LAW

Long Title: DISABILITY AND U.S. LAW
Department: History
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: This seminar examines the historical intersection of people with disabilities and U.S. law. We will study the fight for anti-discrimination legislation, the challenges to gaining such protections and enforcing them, the development of the disability rights movement, and the legal and social concerns facing people with disabilities today.