Disability Studies 112: Open for Spring 2026!
Disability Studies (DISSTD) 112: Women and Disability has unreserved and open seats for this Spring semester! This course satisfies a core B OR elective for the Disability Studies minor, as well as the Social & Behavioral Sciences breadth requirement for L&S students. Please review the class information below and enroll if you are interested in […]
New Disability Studies subject area!
The Disability Studies classes now have their own subject area, effective Spring 2026. Courses offered through the minor will now be offered under Disability Studies (DISSTD). Classes formerly known as UGIS 110 and UGIS 112 are now DISSTD 110 and DISSTD 112! Both courses are offered in Spring 2026. Please check the DISSTD 110 and […]
Student housing at People’s Park to be named after Judith Heumann, disability rights leader
New Podcast, Finding Space: Where Students with Disabilities Thrive
This brand new podcast from UC Berkeley’s Research, Teaching, & Learning uplifts UC Berkeley students, educators, and staff from the disability community tell their stories and call the campus community in on acts of advocacy and disability justice. The first episode of Season 1, “Inclusive Excellence and the UC Berkeley Disabled Students Program with Carmen […]
UGIS 110: Intro to Disability Studies: Online and in-person Summer Session D!
UGIS 110: Introduction to Disability Studies, Session D (6 weeks, July 7 – August 15) Taught by Prof. Emily Nusbaum Fully online (LEC 001) and In-Person (002) sections now available. Students can choose one or the other. Tuesday-Thursday, 1-3:30 pmIn-person location: Social Sciences Building 56 Class #: 14174Units: 3 Meets Social & Behavioral Sciences breadth requirement Satisfies a Disability […]
Haskell Wong family recognizes UC Berkeley’s rich history in the disability rights movement with new endowment
UC Berkeley has a new endowment for its disability studies program thanks to a family of alums. The Haskell Wong Endowment for Disability Studies will be seeded with $900,000 to expand instruction and research. The endowment will ultimately provide tens of thousands of dollars for the program every year, inspiring future generations to engage in […]
Can an aquifer be injured? Scholar brings a disability lens to ecological repair
In her new book Disabled Ecologies, UC Berkeley professor Sunaura Taylor returns to a Tucson Superfund site to document how residents organized one of the earliest and most successful environmental justice movements in the country.
At 20, Berkeley’s Disability Studies shines with renewed energy
