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History

ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½'s Course Cluster in Disability Studies was a student-led initiative. In 2010, two students active in ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Students for Disability Rights (WSDR), Ariel Schwartz and Allegra Stout, approached Professor Margot Weiss to discuss strategies for increasing Disability Studies offerings at ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ (see the WSDR 2010 statement of needs and goals ). Working with faculty in American Studies, Anthropology, English, FGSS, History, and SISP, Prof. Weiss proposed a Course Cluster in Disability Studies to the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ faculty in late 2010. The Cluster became part of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½'s curriculum in April 2011 (see Argus coverage ). 

In 2014, Schwartz and Stout published a research article, "'," in Disability Studies Quarterly. The article explores the role student activism can play in developing disability studies on campus.