Academic Programs

The Wyoming Institute for Disabilities offers a popular undergraduate minor in disability studies. Disability studies examines disability from cultural, historical, social, and policy perspectives, and the minor enhances nearly every major on campus. WIND is also expanding access to inclusive higher education for students with intellectual disabilities through Connecting Pokes @ 7220, Wyoming’s first Inclusive Post-Secondary Program (IPSE).

Graduate students can pursue advanced courses in disability studies or participate in the URLEND program, which provides graduate students and professionals with interdisciplinary training in neurodevelopmental disabilities. Together, these programs promote disability insight, leadership, and inclusive learning across Wyoming's higher education landscape.

Disability Studies Minor

Disability studies is a rich, interdisciplinary field that centers the perspectives and experiences of people with disabilities.

DS Minor

Inclusive Post-Secondary Education (IPSE)

Launched in Spring 2025, Wyoming’s first Inclusive Post-Secondary Education (IPSE) program offers students with intellectual disabilities access to college experiences that support independence and career success.

IPSE

Utah Regional Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (URLEND)

URLEND at Wyoming Institute for Disabilities (WIND) provides leadership and skill building opportunities for Wyoming graduate-level pre-professionals and professionals.

URLEND

About Disability Studies

Disability studies is a diverse interdisciplinary field that investigates broad questions about the nature, meanings, and consequences of disability from interrelated social, historical, cultural, political, and interpersonal perspectives. The undergraduate Minor in Disability Studies examines disability issues from multiple lenses, balancing theoretical exploration with practical application, and providing students with a broad understanding of the lived experiences of disability—including ableism, discrimination, and social movements for disability rights, access, and justice. As a culmination of the program, students are placed in practicum settings where they gain unique skills and perspectives, apply theory to real-world situations, and participate in community-based disability research and advocacy.

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A disability studies minor student presents poster to Health Sciences Dean