Disability Studies/Not Disability Studies

Abstract

The growing interest in and increased visibility of the field of Disability Studies raises questions about the field's logical borders and valid dimensions. This essay looks to guiding principles from the field itself as the basis for delineating a robust liberal arts-based inquiry into disability, distinct from traditional interventionist models. The former is described in this essay as Disability Studies, the latter endeavor, in substance the medicalized applied fields and special education, is identified here as the Not Disability Studies. The essay begins with an overview of the problems found in the academic curriculum with respect to the study of disability, and proceeds to describe how the proposed liberal arts-based Disability Studies can redress those problems.

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