Diverse Perspectives on Disability

The experiences of people with disabilities are often clouded by misconceptions, mystery, fear, and lack of personal experience. Although no one person has the keys to unlocking the diverse perspectives of people with disabilities, using tools afforded by narrative inquiry can help unlock opportunities for understanding as well as shifting conceptualizations in a world designed with little regard for the margins. We hope that this course will deepen our understanding of how disability intersects with a variety of identities that can mask or foreground forms of difference. Come learn with us as we engage with ourselves and the Stanford community around constructions of disability and the diverse perspectives that inform these complex constructions. Successful complete of this course fulfills one elective requirement for the Education Minor.