Instructor:

Jason M. Naranjo Ph.D.

Associate Teacher Professor, School of Educational Studies, UW-Bothell.

Program Coordinator, Inclusive Special Education School of Educational Studies, UW-Bothell

Core Faculty, Disability Studies Program, UW-Seattle

Cell:

(206)-724-3153

Email: jnaranjo@uw.edu

Course Meeting Time and Modality:All class meetings happen via Zoom, Synchronous Monday & Wednesday 10:00am-Noon. Asynchronous, Tuesday & Thursday. 1:1 Meetings by appointment. All class meetings will be have transcript and recording.

Course Description: This course is designed to provide you with a place to examine history, theory, values, and assumptions about disability in the contexts of schools and society. This course will explore how disability is defined within our educational system and in society at large. We will be joined weekly by guest speakers who will share their lived experiences and perspectives on the topics at hand. These individuals are scholars, teachers, parents, students, and activists who will share their knowledge about disability in schools. We will focus our learning in the following areas of inquiry, a) historical and theoretical foundations defining disability, b) disability in the context of public schooling, c) the relationship between disability, social change, and equitable access to opportunity.

The primary goal of this course is to develop a critical understanding of how disability and situated in the contexts schools and society.

Guiding Framework

This course is grounded in the guiding tenets of Disability Studies in Education (Connor, Gabel, Gallagher, & Morton, 2008)

Contextualize disability within political and social spheres;
Privilege the interests, agendas, and voices of people labeled with/disabled people;
Promote social justice, equitable and inclusive educational opportunities, and full and meaningful access to all aspects of society for people labeled with disability/disabled peoples; and
Assume competence and reject deficit models of disability.

Leaning Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

Identify the historical, cultural, and theoretical frameworks that influence the discourse surrounding the concept of disability in schools and society.
Critically examine normative assumptions about physical, intellectual, and social ability in educational and social contexts.
Critically reflect on your own values and assumptions regarding physical, intellectual and social ability.
Link conceptualizations of disability in schools and society to issues related to social change and equitable access to opportunity.

Course text and readings

The text that you need to buy for our course is:

(Un)Learning Disability: Recognizing and Changing Restrictive Views of Student Ability

By: AnnMarie Baines

Publisher: Teachers College Press
Print ISBN: 9780807755365, 0807755362
eText ISBN: 9780807772720, 0807772720
Copyright year: 2014
Format: EPUB

A fully accessible eTextbook that features, a) instant access, b) offline access, c) study tools, d) and read aloud (text to speech.

You can find the book via VitalSource: https://www.vitalsource.com/products/un-learning-disability-recognizing-and-changing-annmarie-baines-v9780807772720?term=9780807772720

All other course materials are made available to you in accessible formats via the course schedule below. Please let me know if you have any trouble gaining access to these materials and I will work with you to make sure that you get what you need.

Assignments

Case Study Jimmy, In class assignment (20 points)

Case Study Edith, In class assignment (20 points)

Reflective Activity 1 (20 points)

Paper or Creative work (20 points) Disability and Intersectionality in Public Schools

Reflective Activity 2 (20 Points)

Paper Equivalent Guidelines

Paper Writing Equivalent Guidelines.docx

Late work

Late work will not be accepted unless an arrangement is made with the instructor in writing prior to the due date for any given assignment. Points may be deducted for the submission of late work.

Engagement w/Guest Speakers

The guest speakers this quarter bring a range of perspectives and and deep expertise on disability in the contexts of K-University education. Having thoughtful questions prepared for them will be key to engagement during these sessions. Please find the links to the question sheets in the syllabus below. When we meet, we will take the first several minutes of class and craft our questions. If you cannot attend a class session when we have a guest speaker, that's fine, you still need to post your question(s).

GRADING

%	Grade-Point	Letter-Grade	%	Grade-Point	Letter-Grade	%	Grade-Point	Letter-Grade
100-98	4.0	A+	82	2.9	B-	71	1.8	D
97-96	3.9	A	81	2.8	B-	70	1.7	D
95-94	3.8	A	80	2.7	C / C+	69	1.6	D
93-92	3.7	A-	79	2.6	C	68	1.5	D
91	3.6	A-	78	2.5	C	67	1.4	D
90-89	3.5	B+	77	2.4	C	65	1.2	D
88-87	3.4	B / B+	76	2.3	C	64	1.1	D
86	3.3	B	75	2.2	C	63	1.0	D
85	3.2	B	74	2.1	C-	62	0.9	D
84	3.1	B	73	2.0	C-	61	0.8	D
83	3.0	B / B-	72	1.9	C- / D+	60	0.7	D

*Taken from the UW Undergraduate Grading Guidelines (Links to an external site.):

Course Calendar

Week	Topic	Readings, Film, Media, Guest Speakers	Assignment Due Dates
WeeK 1: 07.22.24 Class meeting dates: 7.22 & 7.24	Theoretical & Historical Contexts	(UN)Learning Disability pp 1-44 (Intro & Chapter 1 &2) Disability Categories Under IDEA Film: Lives Worth Living #ADA30InColor Optional Readings/resources ADA IDEA SEC 504 Guest Speaker,TBD	Paper #1 Reflective Paper 1, Due *Your Questions for Guest Speaker*
Week 2: 07.29.24 Class meeting dates: 07.29 & 07.031	Disability in Schools Pt. 1	(UN)Learning Disability pp 45-85 (Chapters 3 & 4) #ADA30InColor Podcast:Ableism & Racism: Roots of The Same Tree with Ibram X. Kendi Case #1 Jimmy Film: Including Samuel Guest Speaker TBD Guest Speaker, TBD	Case #1 Jimmy, *Your Questions for Guest Speakers*
Week 3: 08.05.24 Class meeting dates: 08.05 & 08.07	Disability in Schools Pt. 2	(UN)Learning Disability pp 86-121 (Chapters 5 & 6) Podcast: The Accessible Stall: A Conversation on Systemic Racism & Ableism with D'Arcee Charington Neal Film: Best Kept Secret Film: Opening Doors to College Guest Speaker TBD Guest Speaker TBD Guest Speaker 08.09; Toby Gallant, 10-10:45, UW Alumni, Past Chair Student Disability Rights Commission Guest Speaker TBD	Case #2 Edith, *Your Questions for Guest Speakers*
Week 4: 08.12.24 Class meeting dates: 08.12 & 08.14	Disability in Schools Pt. 3	(UN)Learning Disability pp 122-147 (Chapter 7) Lavine (2010) Film: Intelligent Lives Guest Speaker 10-11am TBD Guest Speaker 11am-Noon, TBD	Paper #2 Disability and Intersectionality in Public Schools, *Your Questions for Guest Speakers*
Week 4: 08.12.24 Class meeting dates: 08.12 & 08.14	08.16: Postschool & Long-term Outcomes	Naranjo & Duesberry (2017) Kruase et al (2018) Film: My Disability Roadmap Film: Deej Guest SpeakerTBD	Paper #3 Reflective paper 2, *Your Questions for Guest Speakers*