UToledo’s disability studies program is helping students and the community understand the full spectrum of human diversity.
The University of Toledo has the first disability studies bachelor’s degree program of its kind in the country. The program has nearly tripled its enrollment since inception.
Kim Nielsen, Ph.D., professor and disability studies program director, is co-editor and contributor to “The Oxford Handbook of Disability History.” The book is the first of its kind to represent the global scale and legitimacy of disability history.
Dr. Nielsen also will serve as a Fulbright specialist in Germany in spring 2019 to share her expertise in disability studies.
Jim Ferris, Ph.D., UToledo professor and past president of the Society for Disability Studies, has been named The Ability Center of Greater Toledo’s endowed chair in disability studies.
Learn More
- Disability and society named spotlight area of unique distinction at UToledo
- The Chronicle of Higher Education: How to Build a Major in a Young Field
- Inside Higher Ed: Milestone for Disability Studies