Interdisciplinary studies on disability. Integrating axes for postgraduate training

Abstract

Disability is a complex construct that requires multiple approaches for its analysis. One of the approaches to unveil the multifactorial and intersectionality of this condition is the interdisciplinary approach, which focuses on the understanding of disability from the profile of various disciplines. This paper aims to analyze different theoretical and methodological perspectives on disability for the determination of integrating axes for postgraduate training focused on interdisciplinary disability studies. The context where the determination of a more complete, holistic, and global vision of disability is addressed is the Bolivarian University of Ecuador, a mixed research approach is assumed for the multidimensional deployment of interdisciplinarity as a common multiapproach, supported by methods of theoretical and empirical level, in addition to the use of sample groups that include documents, professionals from different fields of knowledge and specialists with expertise in the field of disability. The analyzed data reveal tendencies for the transformation of the current culture, policy and practice for the configuration of a culture that promotes a more inclusive society that is materialized from the postgraduate education.