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From CUNY. You can attend a webinar about the degree on Tuesday Dec. 4, 12:30-1:30 p.m. EST.
The City University of New York (CUNY) has launched its new online
bachelor's degree in Disability Studies. The program is the first of its
kind in the country geared to the educational needs of front-line
direct support professionals, para-professionals, service coordinators,
advocates, and parents. The program offers a fully-accredited degree at a
reasonable cost from one of the nations most recognized universities.
Students in the Disability Studies program can choose one of four concentrations:
• Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities
• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Mental/Behavioral Health
• Interdisciplinary Disability Studies
Graduates from the
B.A. in Disability Studies are equipped with the knowledge, values, and
skills sought by agencies providing services to individuals in community
programs. The students will be prepared for advanced study in disability
studies, social work, rehabilitation counseling, physical and
occupational therapy, education, sociology, psychology, anthropology,
and liberal studies.
Mariette Bates, Ph.D., Distinguished Lecturer, is the Academic Director
for the B.A. in Disability Studies. Dr.
Bates was formerly director of One to One, the foundation created by
Geraldo Rivera after his exposé of Willowbrook State School. From 1983
to 2008 she was vice president of the Maidstone Foundation, where she
worked with over 600 parents’ groups and emerging community
organizations, specializing in systems change advocacy for underserved
populations and strategic planning, board development and
fundraising. Mariette is a graduate of Empire State College, the
Columbia University Institute for Not-for-Profit Management, and the
Union Institute, where she was awarded her doctorate in philanthropy and
developmental disabilities. She has received the Sussman Dissertation
Prize, Outstanding Alumna awards from Empire State College and the Union
Institute, several leadership awards from parents’ groups and the
Self-Advocacy Association of New York State.
