Disability In Social Work Resource Library

15+ articles in the 2024 Special Issue of the Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare focusing on Disability Justice in Social Work.

NASW's CE Institute lists 43 entries for courses directly related to disability.

The courses may be free or paid. They are available to NASW members and non-members. NASW members may receive a discount.

The documentary feature CRIP CAMP marks a historic moment in mainstream representation of the disability experience. In sharing with insight, clarity, humor, and beauty, the experiences of one group of disabled young people and their journey to activism and adulthood, it provides an opportunity for all to delve into the rich and complicated history of disability activism, culture, and history. The goal of this curriculum is to extend the knowledge and understanding of disability and of disabled people offered in the Netflix film CRIP CAMP.

Article in the Summer 2024 edition of Social Work Today magazine on "Moving From a Focus on Disability Access and Inclusion to a Disability-Affirming Practice Framework"

Website housing information and resources related to alternatives to policing based in Disability Justice. Example documents include: Cripping Abolition, Guiding Principles Based on Disability Justice, and Reforms to Oppose.

Written by a social worker with ADHD, a list of potential work accommodations for neurodivergent social workers.

"In this article I explain the value of autistic perspectives in research and argue that support for autistic scholars, community leaders and professionals are required as an inclusive research consideration. I propose consolidation, innovation, and evaluation of inclusive research principles, with consideration given to epistemic agency, autistic participation, and actionable research outcomes.

I then present “Eight Principles of Neuro-Inclusion,” a reflexive tool that I have designed as a way of encouraging new developments of inclusive research practices.

Through flexible application of this approach, it is hoped that innovative new inclusive methods will materialize, in pursuit of epistemic justice, and in support of actionable research outcomes that benefit our autism community."

This workshop will use a mix of didactic, audience response, and interactive personal introspection exercises with the goal of pushing healthcare staff to identify personal, programmatic, systemic, and policy factors that contribute to health disparities seen in Black communities. The workshop presents evidence-based strategies for addressing those factors. Each learner will craft an action plan for initiating personal, programmatic, systemic, and advocacy interventions in their professional setting as appropriate to their role.

From the Collaborative for Access & Equity, an infographic listing 9 strategies for making access easy in higher education. The Collaborative’s other infographic, Access for Success: 9 Tips for Disabled College Students can also be found at this link.

Gallaudet's School of Social work offers BSW and MSW programs as well as a Certificate in Sexuality and Gender Studies.

This website accepts blog submissions and 'aims to hold space for disabled social workers to discuss their experiences in the field, talk about approaches to social work practice with disabled people that stay true to the following disability practice principles as they relate to anti-oppressive practice: Respecting self-determination, Honoring “nothing about us without us”, Sitting with the “dignity of risk”, Fostering “circles of support”, Promoting community inclusion, and to create a space for non-disabled social workers to reflect on their practice with disabled people in an effort to promote anti-oppressive practice.'

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