Council on Disability and Persons With Disabilities Charge

Charge From the Commission

The Council on Disability and Persons With Disabilities shall have the following functions:

  1. To further the development of social work education curriculum materials related to the issues of disability and experiences of persons with disabilities
  2. To identify and advocate for redress of procedures within academe and social work education that impede full participation of persons with disabilities
  3. To recommend to the Board, commissions, and membership policy statements, revisions, and activities that advance inclusive participation of persons with disabilities where appropriate
  4. To offer consultation and assistance in all endeavors related to issues of disability and persons with disabilities at all levels of social work education, including the accreditation process
  5. To stimulate initiatives and activities that would bring the social, political, and economic issues of disability strongly within the framework of social work education