EDEL 210 — Special Education, Disability, Equity and American Education
This Social Science course draws on frameworks and theories from interdisciplinary scholarship to analyze the current conditions of special education, disability, and equity in American schools. This is achieved through the study of historical, social, political and cultural movements that led to legislated change. Emphasis is placed on understanding the theoretical, historical, cultural, legal, and philosophical frameworks that impact special needs education within the American school system today. Further emphasis is placed on the role of disability studies and current issues in American special education through the lenses of equity, diversity, inclusion, human rights and social justice.