Centre for Disability Studies (CDS)

Description

The Centre for Disability Studies (CDS) is a Faculty Centre, supported by the Faculty of Social Sciences, but with members from across the Social Sciences, Humanities and STEM subjects. Members are united by their commitment to carrying out research and teaching that helps to achieve equality and social justice for disabled people, globally.

The CDS is well-known for its work in the area of the sociology of disability, disability politics and policy, disability law and human rights, inclusive design (transport systems and assistive technologies) and Deaf Studies.

In addition to being a world-leader in its research field, the CDS is a centre-of-excellence in teaching. Colleagues teach modules in Disability Studies across several undergraduate programmes. The postgraduate programmes at CDS have been taken by many important disability activists, policy-influencers and academics from around the world. CDS colleagues supervise PhDs in Disability Studies and welcome applicants interested in undertaking interdisciplinary work in this area.

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No, this infrastructure does not provide funding.

Founding year

1990

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University of Leeds
Leeds