Ian Johnson’s poster, "Mapping Resistance to Institutional Space: Insights from Senior Center Users," won the poster competition at the conference Planning for Seniors Housing: A Cross-National Exchange, May 11-12. The conference was designed to bring together researchers, tenant organizers, and...Read more
Join us for a conversation exploring inclusivity in the built environment through discussion of non-compliant bodies, intersectional coalition building, and universal design. "Designing with Bodies in Mind"
Friday, May 21, 2021, 2:00-3:30pm
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UW Disability Endowment, Spring 2021 Application
Deadline: May 11th, 2021
The CARL JAMES DUNLAP MEMORIAL ENDOWMENT was established by the Dunlap family to honor the memory of UW student Carl Dunlap. Students with disabilities encounter unique challenges when...Read more
In this fabulous brown bag panel, DS graduate and undergraduate students will present their research! RSVP required.
When: Wednesday, May 19, 2021, 01:30-3:00 PM Pacific Time
Accessibility information UPDATE: This event will have CART...Read more
For questions or to express interest in the study, please contact the research team at uwdisabilityequity@uw.edu or visit our website at ...Read more
Interested in learning about upcoming events and communicating with others involved with Disability Studies the UW? Check out the email list to become part of our online community.Read more
Applications are due April 16, 2021 by 11:59 pm.
AWARD DESCRIPTIONThe Harlan Hahn Endowment Fund was established by a generous gift to the University of Washington’s Disability Studies Program from the late Harlan D. Hahn, disability activist, political scientist, and disability studies...Read more
Registration required - Please join the UW Disability Studies Program for a virtual lecture by Nirmala Erevelles! Thursday, February 18, 2021, 3:00-4:30 PT.
Title: “Scenes of Subjection”: Carceral Logics and Disability Labor at the...Read more
Winter 2021 marks the formal approval and start of our Graduate Certificate program! Please contact us if you may be interested!
The UW Disability Studies Program sees its role as providing a community for scholars from across campus at the UW to come together to engage in...Read more
Ishira Parikh has won a Mary Gates Research Scholar award to support her work in promoting disability inclusion in science education.
Ishira is a Disability Studies major who has spent the past two years developing an interactive, activity-based K-12 synthetic biology curriculum. The...Read more