Disability Studies
Interdisciplinary guide to research concerning ability, ableism, accessibility and disabilities.
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Disability Studies & Services at the University of Winnipeg
- Home: Disability Studies
Connects to the University of of Winnipeg's Disability Studies Program homepage. - University of Winnipeg Accessibility Services and Deaf and Hard of Hearing ServicesAccessibility Services (AS) and Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services (DHHS) facilitate and promote the ongoing development of an accessible learning environment which provides students with disabilities, mental health concerns, medical conditions and temporary injuries the opportunity to participate fully in all aspects of campus life.
- University of Winnipeg Accessibility PlanOur Accessibility Plan serves as a living document that will be modified and strengthened as the next four standards under the AMA are roll out. We remain committed to our principal objective of having a barrier-free campus and culture in which all members of our community positively benefit while participating in all aspects of an inclusive working and learning environment.
- Accessibility Services at the UW LibraryCentennial Hall is an aging building with well-documented accessibility issues; we strive to resolve or mitigate these issues whenever possible.
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- Encyclopedia of Disability
This encyclopedia represents the first attempt to bring an authoritative reference resource to the many faces of disability. More than 500 world-renowned scholars have written over 1,000 entries--in a clear, accessible style--with the desire to bring all students, researchers, and interested readers closer to the daily experience of disability. - WorldCat Search: Disability StudiesA search of the University of Winnipeg Library Catalogue using the search term "Disability Studies."
- Accessibility for Manitobans ActLinks to the Manitoba Accessibility Office.
- Accessible Canada Act (June 21, 2019)Link to the Government of Canada, Justice Laws Page for the Act.