In this assignment students will explore how to meet this mandate as special educators and provide instruction on disability history that occurred prior to the 1960s and the Disability Rights Movement.
List 10 critical events that occurred prior to 1960 (any event from BCE to 1959 – prior to the Disability Rights Movement that began in the 1970s) and outline how this event might be taught to a group of colleagues and K-12 students.
There are two intended audiences for this assignment: (a) future colleagues and (b) future K-21 students.
This assignment has been designed to address the following questions:
1. How can educational curriculum be designed to authentically and meaningfully address issues associated with dis/ability?
2. How does a disability studies perspective inform this work?
