CDPD Charge

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

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