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SPCD 511:

Social Construction of Disability

Who are you?

Name (preferred pronunciation, nickname)

One thing that most people don’t know about you.

Julia’s office hours:devalenz@unm.edu

Appointments available: Tuesdays 4:00-6:30 on campus (HH 254)Thursdays 4:30-5:30 (skype, voice only)Fridays 4:30-6:00 off campus (Satellite

coffee shop on University, just north of Lomas)

Make appointments in advance.

Brief Course Introduction

Course website UNM Learn Syllabus A few things you need to know.

Web Address

http://www.unm.edu/~devalenz/

UNM Learn: learn.unm.edu

Syllabus Required Readings Recommended readings on film and

disability Other recommended readings Assignments Useful videos Other???

Syllabus

Office hours Schedule References for required readings Suggestions of helpful extra books Assignment descriptions (and point values) Course policies

Vision:A classroom climate that fosters thoughtful and respectful consideration of alternative viewpoints and ideas, personal ownership of learning, and individual construction of personally meaningful knowledge.

What you need to know:

HARD class: Amount of work Deep engagement New vocabulary Incomplete understanding (texts and

concepts) Academic struggles Emotional struggles Focus on YOU!

Quick Write:

What do you think is meant by the term 'social construction of disability'? How do you define disability? Impairment? Handicap?

Three Minute Story Activity Arrange the room with pairs of chairs in a circle, with each

pair at some distance from each other. Count off in twos (#1s will be moving, so leave your things

at table where you can leave them). When prompted by Julia, the #1s will tell their #2 partner a

story about disability. #2s will listen without interjecting. When Julia calls time, #1s will move to clockwise to the

next pair of chairs and that #2 will tell a story for three minutes.

Every three minutes, the #1s will shift chairs, trading off whether the #1 or #2 will tell a story.

You can tell the same story or a different story when you meet with a different partner.

Written reflection on 3 minute story

Think about the stories you heard and you told.

What message(s) did you think you tried to get across to your peers with your stories?

Why do you think you chose to share what you did?

What messages to you think your peers were trying to share?

How did this activity make you feel or think about?

Anything you want to

share?

Quick questions

or quandaries?

Looking ahead…

Topic: Contrasting perspectives: etic, emic, and cultural differences

Read: Sleeter (1986), Rao (2006), AND Molloy & Vasil (2002)

Note: These are heavy duty readings – you will need to start on them no later than by the weekend.

Please take a minute for the minute paper.

And don’t forget to turn your phone back on.