Anonymous Testimonies from Petition Signers:
You can read more quotations in Sophie’s presentation.
Additionally, according to our petition (as of April 2022):
- 417 people have signed our petition, and most of them are Tri-Co students
- 95.9% of survey respondents would be“VERY excited”, “a little excited”, or otherwise supportive of more Disability Studies courses/a minor offered by the Tri-Co
- 77.3% of question respondents might or would definitely consider minoring in Disability Studies if they could
- 77.9% of question respondents are most interested in a course on “Disability Justice and Rights”, more than any other subfield listed for this question, including write-ins
- Three courses tie for second place, with support from 64% of question respondents. These courses are “ASL/Deaf culture”, “Neurological Disabilities/Neurodiversity”, and “Disability Ethics/’Curing’ & ‘Treating’ Disabilities”