Undergraduate Program

Why Minor in Disability Studies?

Disability studies is a dynamic interdisciplinary minor that considers disability as an identity, a community, a history, and a form of critical analysis. Rather than approaching disability as a problem in need of a cure, disability studies understands disability as a human experience that offers unique perspectives on culture and society. Our program empowers students to make the world a better place for disabled people and their families. We prepare students for careers in psychology and counseling, health and medicine, government and law, nonprofits and advocacy, public policy and administration, and education and social work. 



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Get Real-World Experience

The disability studies minor combines classroom learning with hands-on fieldwork. Students learn directly from people with disabilities through a wide variety of community partnerships in sports, schools, health care, direct support provision, the arts, and many other spheres of life.


A Minor that Hits Home

“Everything around the minor showed disability as something to be celebrated and not something to be afraid of and as someone with a disability, I was like, ‘Oh, that’s cool. I want in.”

—Ashley Osborne, minor


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Advising and Academic Support

Students minoring in disability studies can consult our program director or seek support from the advising team at Tykeson College and Career Advising.

Brian Trapp

Dr. Brian Trapp (He/Him/His)     
Director of Disability Studies

Email: trapp@uoregon.edu     
Phone: 541-346-0508     
Office: 216 Alder     
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Events

Symposium: The Limits and Possibilities of Cross-border Latinidades & Indigeneities
Apr24
Symposium: The Limits and Possibilities of Cross-border Latinidades & Indigeneities Apr 24 Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art (JSMA)
China Town Hall (UO): The First 100 Days - President Trump's China Policy
Apr24
China Town Hall (UO): The First 100 Days - President Trump's China Policy Apr 24 McKenzie Hall
Bob Bussel Labor History Lecture—Essential Workers: Public Employment and the Dignity of Labor
Apr24
Bob Bussel Labor History Lecture—Essential Workers: Public Employment and the Dignity of Labor Apr 24 William W. Knight Law Center
Take Back The Night
Apr24
Take Back The Night Apr 24 Erb Memorial Union (EMU)
Cinema Studies Presents: Screening of DÌDI (弟弟) and Q&A with Director Sean Wang
Apr24
Cinema Studies Presents: Screening of DÌDI (弟弟) and Q&A with Director Sean Wang Apr 24 Lawrence Hall
Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies Presents: “The Violence of Love: Race, Adoption, and Family in the United States.”
Apr25
Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies Presents: “The Violence of Love: Race, Adoption, and Family in the United States.” Apr 25 Erb Memorial Union (EMU)
Phi Alpha Theta Honor Society Presents: Study and Sustenance
Apr25
Phi Alpha Theta Honor Society Presents: Study and Sustenance Apr 25 McKenzie Hall
Cinema Studies Presents: Directing Masterclass with Sean Wang
Apr25
Cinema Studies Presents: Directing Masterclass with Sean Wang Apr 25 Lawrence Hall
36th Annual Fred Attneave Memorial Lecture: Dr. Roberto Cabeza, Duke University
Apr25
36th Annual Fred Attneave Memorial Lecture: Dr. Roberto Cabeza, Duke University Apr 25 Gerlinger Lounge
Organic/Inorganic/Materials Chemistry Seminar – Silicon Diamondoids: Atomically Precise Clusters of Crystalline Silicon
Apr25
Organic/Inorganic/Materials Chemistry Seminar – Silicon Diamondoids: Atomically Precise Clusters of Crystalline Silicon Apr 25 Willamette Hall