Disability Studies and Education

Last updated: October 2024

Coursework: 

  • AMST 406: The Spectacle of Disability
  • AMST 619: Enduring Conditions: Chronic Illness, Disability, Care, and Access (Graduate Course)
  • EDST 241: Disability Studies and Special Education: Science, Policy and Practice
  • EDST 350: Autism and Related Disorders
  • ER&M 170: Disability Politics in the Americas

Contacts:

Faculty and staff: Kim Tsujimoto, Joan Bosson-Heenan, Kalindi Vora

Community leaders: 

Clubs, organizations, activities:

Resources for Yale students with disabilities: Student Accessibility Services, Poorvu CTL resources on accessible teaching & learning, CTL digital accessibility specialist info, Disability Peer Mentor Program, Disability@Yale Survival Guide, Yale Accessibility general website, Report a Disability-Related Accessibility Barrier 

Internships:

Term-Time Internships

  • Benhaven Academy (Contact: Fred Volkmar) Benhaven Academy provides educational services to students with autism spectrum disorders and developmental disabilities)

Volunteer Opportunities: Yale Child Study Center (McPartland Lab, Sukhodolsky Lab, Jou Lab, Chawarska Lab; can volunteer, get course credit, or occasionally get paid), 

Post-grad fellowships:

Other: Disability Studies Library Resource (https://guides.library.yale.edu/c.php?g=696282&p=4938504)