Disability Studies Initiative- University of Oregon

University of Oregon Disability Studies Initiative

Building A Disability Studies Program

Next meeting of the DSI Advisory Committee is April 23, 2007 at 3:30PM in 360 Oregon Hall.

We congradulate Russ Meeuf on his award-winning Disability Studies research! Russ is the recipient of the 2006 Sarah Harkness Kirby Award for "John Wayne as 'Supercrip': Disability, Masculinity, and Demobilization in The Wings of Eagles" for Prof. Elizabeth Wheeler's ENG 615: Disability Studies Graduate Seminar.

The initiative is being coordinated through The Center For Excellence in Developmental Disabilities within the U of O College of Education by Deborah Olson, Ph.D and Heidi von Ravensberg, JD, MBA.

This initiative is funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). Opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the position of the U.S. Department of Education.