Disability Services and Disability Studies in Higher Education: History, Contexts, and Social Impacts

Christy Oslund is Coordinator of Student Disability Services at Michigan Technical University, USA. She holds degrees in science, philosophy, writing, and rhetoric, and is an ordained minister. Oslund has been involved in animal rescue work for 30 years, and has taught in the classroom for 15 years. She is interested in animal therapy, social justice, flower gardening, and ethics.

• 1. The Campus Divide: Teacher or Service Provider 2. Religious Texts and Popular Media 3. Logic, Law, and the Fight for Education 4. Disability Services and Higher Ed 5. Disability Studies and Higher Ed 6. Barriers to Interaction Between Disability Studies and Disability Services 7. Potential Impact of Intentional Interaction and Coalition Forming 8. Building Collaborative Efforts Through Coalitions