Graduates of the program have a deep knowledge of their selected area of disability research as well as an understanding of the broader spectrum of disability studies. Armed with the skills and commitment to enrich the understanding of disability and its complex determinants, graduates are qualified to become leading teachers, researchers, clinicians and policymakers in the public, private and governmental sectors.

• One student recently received a disability policy fellowship in Washington D.C. through the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD). He is working with Hill staff, federal agencies, and disability advocacy organizations on policy initiatives. The Family Opportunity Act, Lifespan Respite Act, MiCASA, and “Money Follows the Person” are some specific areas where he would like to be involved.
• Another student just returned from her second research trip to Ghana, where she is studying the experiences of Ghanaian women with disabilities. On her first trip there, she received a Fulbright scholarship.
• One of our students received the 2005 Irving K. Zola Award for Emerging Scholars in Disability Studies.