Special Topics in Youth and Justice
We seek an organization who would benefit from learners' insights into and evaluation of U.S. and international youth and justice issues. Learners are completing introductory studies on Disability, Justice and Advocacy Issues. We examine how the application of a children’s rights framework contributes to an understanding of youth and justice issues both in the U.S. and worldwide. Students will: Assess how social constructions of children and childhood are shaped by gender, race, ethnicity, nationality, age, and citizenship Explain how social constructions shape policies and practices related to youth and justice issues Justify the use of incorporating children’s voices and lived experiences when discussing and developing solutions to pressing youth and justice issues.
Disability Advocacy Consultants
We seek an organization who would benefit from learners' insights into and evaluation of disability policies in the workplace, or assistance in creating policies. Learners are completing introductory studies on Disability, Justice and Advocacy Issues. We examine how policies and activism are linked as we study the intersections of disability/diverse abilities with gender, sexuality, race and socio-economic status. We emphasize critical advocacy as it relates to disability rights and encourage practice in specific advocacy strategies and tactics. Students will: Compare and contrast the history of disability rights with other civil rights and social movements Connect historical disability rights and laws with current social justice issues, using an intersectional framework Articulate impacts of disability in specific areas including education, health care, housing, invisible disabilities, and the carceral state Analyze and explain the ways that disability intersects with gender, sexuality, race andsocio-economic status