DS 1504 - Cultural Competency Towards Disabilities

    Recent Professors
    Kelly R. Kulzer-Reyes
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Spring 2024
    Class Size
    35 students
    Credits
    3
    Spring 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    This course helps explore cultural awareness and to understand how to work with people who have a wide variety of personal perspectives, cultures, and life circumstances through the disability perspective. The course investigates cultural competency through the five elements of cultural awareness: 1) valuing diversity; 2) understanding your own culture; 3) understanding when culture may be affecting interactions between persons and among groups; 4) knowing where to find good resources; and 5) knowing how to change your behavior to meet the cultural needs of individuals with disabilities.