DIS STD 187
Special Topics in Disability Studies
Description: Lecture, one hour; discussion, two hours (when scheduled). Variable topics in one area within disability studies. May be repeated for credit with topic and/or instructor change. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Spring 2024 - I loved having Professor Solone as a professor again! She is so incredibly compassionate and truly the epitome of what an educator should be. The content of the class was incredibly eye-opening and forced me to think about issues I had never considered previously. I was able to learn about the diversity that exists within the DeafBlind community and the many ways I can become a better ally and advocate. As for the structure of the class, the biggest assignments included the book quizzes, discussion posts, and the final advocacy project. All the books we read were incredibly interesting and brought different perspectives to the topics we were discussing in class. I will say that you do have to pay for them on your own, the books are not provided. Something I would recommend is that, if you have a library card, you can use that to rent audiobooks (I know LA County library allows you to do that, you just have to get on the waiting list for the book/audiobook so you get access in time). The professor also provides links where you can buy them. The quizzes aren’t meant to be tricky, just to prove that you actually read the book. As for the discussion posts, they were manageable and not very time-consuming. Most of them were used to provide updates on how you were doing on your final advocacy project. I believe we began working on the final action project in Week 4 or Week 5. Either way, in that time we are asked to think of an issue affecting the DeafBlind community that we want to tackle and take action toward rectifying that issue. The expectation is not that you completely solve the problem but that you take tangible steps/actions towards improvement. I really enjoyed this part of the class because it integrates advocacy, which most of my classes often don’t do. Overall, this class was a 10/10 and I would highly recommend it.
Spring 2024 - I loved having Professor Solone as a professor again! She is so incredibly compassionate and truly the epitome of what an educator should be. The content of the class was incredibly eye-opening and forced me to think about issues I had never considered previously. I was able to learn about the diversity that exists within the DeafBlind community and the many ways I can become a better ally and advocate. As for the structure of the class, the biggest assignments included the book quizzes, discussion posts, and the final advocacy project. All the books we read were incredibly interesting and brought different perspectives to the topics we were discussing in class. I will say that you do have to pay for them on your own, the books are not provided. Something I would recommend is that, if you have a library card, you can use that to rent audiobooks (I know LA County library allows you to do that, you just have to get on the waiting list for the book/audiobook so you get access in time). The professor also provides links where you can buy them. The quizzes aren’t meant to be tricky, just to prove that you actually read the book. As for the discussion posts, they were manageable and not very time-consuming. Most of them were used to provide updates on how you were doing on your final advocacy project. I believe we began working on the final action project in Week 4 or Week 5. Either way, in that time we are asked to think of an issue affecting the DeafBlind community that we want to tackle and take action toward rectifying that issue. The expectation is not that you completely solve the problem but that you take tangible steps/actions towards improvement. I really enjoyed this part of the class because it integrates advocacy, which most of my classes often don’t do. Overall, this class was a 10/10 and I would highly recommend it.
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