RHAB 6700 - Professional Issues and Disability Policies

3 hours

Highlights key concepts in the field of rehabilitation and disability-related public policies. Enhances the understanding of critical topics in professional issues and disability policy and increases understanding of the interactions between disability, public policy and public health. Provides opportunities to evaluate and understand aspects of disability policy and social issues that affect the lives of persons with disabilities and their families, including state, regional, national and international forces and trends. Topics include, but are not limited to, legislation impacting the field of rehabilitation and individuals with disabilities; ethical issues related to disability rights and rehabilitation; and recent developments in U.S. and international human rights and comparative disability policy.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.