残疾研究学者不仅将残疾视为一个人内部的缺陷，而且还将其视为社会与行为与正常人不同的人之间的复杂关系。UIC的残疾研究博士学位课程解决了残疾的全部复杂问题，提高了人们对残疾的认识，可以帮助他们塑造自己的身份和生活。我们研究了支持服务以及社会和政治变革如何减少丧失权力的来源。UIC的残疾研究为研究残疾的多层互动动力学提供了独特的机会。
Disability studies scholars view disability not simply as a defect inside a person, but as a complex relationship between society and people who function differently from the norm. UIC's PhD in disability studies program addresses disability in its full complexity, promoting an awareness of disability that supports individuals in shaping their identities and lives. We examine how support services and social and political change can reduce sources of disempowerment. Disability studies at UIC offers a unique opportunity to study the multilayered, interactional dynamics of disability.