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2025-2026 Graduate and Professional Studies Hill Book

TED 651 - Disability and Democracy

3 Credits
Offered periodically or as needed
This course will disability through the lens of democratic education. The concepts of equity, ableism, and “othering” will be examined through philosophical educational theories to unpack pervasive disagreement about the best methods for Improving outcomes for students with disabilities. The course will explore repositioning schools as democratic spaces where diversity and individuality can be enhanced and better understood. Theories of democracy and democratic education will be explored as a means of a more socially just orientation of disability.

Prerequisites/Restrictions: Completion of a bachelor’s degree.