This course will combine theory, policy and practice issues related to disability. Overall it will have an empowerment/advocacy/rights orientation underlying the specific issues addressed. It will be "pan-disability" in that it will not specifically focus on one type of disability but will draw from the complex of disability related impairments. The aim of the course is to give students a broad understanding of how disability is constructed, the past and current responses to disability and how human service workers can support the empowerment of people with disabilities.