COR 103 1 - Disability Awareness & Advocacy

Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3

The purpose of the course is to embrace the motto, “we are more alike than different.” This course is designed to enrich students’ understanding and appreciation of students with high incidence and low incidence intellectual disabilities. The course objective is to enrich students’ understanding and appreciation of people with disabilities. We will explore person-first language, disability rights, and how to best support and advocate for people with disabilities. Together we will build a community founded around compassion and partnership of all abilities, focused on creating a more just and compassionate world. This course requires mentoring a student from the Cutting-Edge program.

Prerequisite(s): This course is for first semester freshmen or freshman transfer students.