The Institute for Disability Studies is multidisciplinary and involves faculty members from both the arts and sciences and professional studies faculty. A goal of the Institute of Disability Studies is to promote the understanding of persons with disabilities in society. Students in the Foundations and Social Advocacy Department are encouraged to work with members of the research and advocacy community through the Institute. Visit the Institute’s website at www.cortland.edu/ids.

Social Advocacy and Systems Change Journal is housed in the department and is available online at www.cortland.edu/ids/sasc. Students are encouraged to submit original work in print and alternative formats. The journal serves to provide a voice for all committed to social and educational inclusion.

Cortland's Urban Recruitment of Educators (C.U.R.E.) Scholarship provides financial and pedagogical support for students interested in teaching students in underserved urban areas. This acclaimed program seeks to understand how Cortland students can contribute to needs of urban students and schools. Specific information about the C.U.R.E. scholarship can be obtained from the C.U.R.E. website: www.cortland.edu/cure.

The Foundations and Social Advocacy Department is working with the Cortland City School District and the Childhood/Early Childhood Department to develop a Professional Development School model in inclusive education. A goal of the model is to encourage and support all educators to teach from an inclusive perspective.

Currently inclusive special education childhood students complete their urban field experiences at Dr. Martin Luther King Community School with Ms. Patricia Floyd-Echols, Principal, as our collaborator.