disability studies News Archive

On the passing of disability rights champion Jim Derksen
July 8, 2022 —
The University of Manitoba community is saddened to hear of the passing of Jim Derksen this week at the age of 75

Faculty of Law
Law professors engage in cross-Canada collaboration on Law and Disability Case Book
October 21, 2021 —
The University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Law professors frequently collaborate with scholars from other disciplines at other academic institutions, and this trend continues with the latest publication bearing the names of prolific legal researchers, Assistant Professor David Ireland and Professor Richard Jochelson, Dean of Law. Law and Disability in Canada: Cases and Materials is a comprehensive overview of – precisely what the title states. Ireland and Jochelson worked with four other academics and experts in the field, to develop this book which looks at the interactions of persons with disabilities with the law.

Faculty of Education
Completing the picture of human history
March 11, 2021 —
Associate Prof. Nancy Hansen has co-edited two books—Untold Stories: A Canadian Disability History Reader, and The Routledge History of Disability, the latter having been recently released in paperback format.

CBC: New book explores the history of disability from ancient Greece to modern day
December 4, 2017 —
A new book co-edited by a University of Manitoba professor is exploring the role people with disabilities have played throughout history in cultures across the world

Celebrating the strength of women
February 21, 2017 —
AESES and the University of Manitoba’s Office of the President jointly host the 15th annual International Women’s Day Dinner on March 6th

Faculty of Arts
An invitation to dance: Disability studies events highlight interdisciplinary possibilities
March 30, 2015 —
Activists Simi Linton and Christian von Tippelskirch on campus

Response to ‘Better dead than disabled, I don’t think so’
February 27, 2015 —
Letter to the editor

Better dead than disabled, I don’t think so!
February 13, 2015 —
A response to the recent decision by the Supreme Court of Canada by Nancy Hansen, director of Disability Studies at the U of M